Saido Berahino: Nervous? Don't make me laugh
If Saido Berahino had any nerves before making his Hawthorns return, he kept them well hidden.
That's if the Albion striker is even capable of getting nervous.
Baggies skipper Darren Fletcher certainly found the notion quite amusing when questioned on the subject.
Almost every move Berahino made was followed by the cameras before, during and immediately after Saturday's 0-0 draw with Southampton.
Did it faze him? Unlikely, thinks Fletcher.
"Saido Berahino, nervous?" said the captain with a grin. "I have never seen that, ever.
"He is full of confidence and rightly so because he is a talented lad.
"He was desperate to get on the pitch and do well for the team and you could see him demanding the ball when he came on."
Fletcher kept details of his 'pep talk' for the striker private but the use of social media is likely to have featured. Berahino's deadline day outburst was not the first time he had made clear his frustration to a cast of thousands.
Like boss Tony Pulis, who last week claimed the use of social media was 'beyond his comprehension', Fletcher finds posting feelings on Twitter an alien concept and the skipper is among the majority of Albion players in not having an active account.
He believes Berahino's posts on deadline day were the perfect example of what can happen when emotions and modern technology collide.
"People are emotional and you do silly things and when you're on Twitter – it is there and you can voice your opinions," he said. "If he had sat quietly for 48 hours he wouldn't have done it, but it's just emotions at the time and everyone can understand that.
"It's just when you've got a platform like Twitter the whole world can hear your emotions.
"With me, I moan to my mum and dad and my wife, whereas he's moaning to however many thousand followers he's got."
While Twitter might have clouded views on Berahino's personality, Fletcher insists the striker is 'well-liked' in the dressing room.
With the club having stood firm to keep Berahino on their books, Pulis will be hoping he can rediscover his best form from last season in order to provide the team with added bite.
The head coach last week expressed belief Tottenham, whose four rejected bids were the source of the striker's outburst, would not return for him in January.
Fletcher is not quite so confident but for the meantime hopes Berahino's focus is on helping Albion climb the table.
"I'm sure it will arise again in January because that's the game today," said the skipper. "But in terms of us, while he's here, as long as he knuckles down and works hard, joins the group and works as hard as everyone else in there we will be more than happy to have him.
"We know what quality he's got and he's a top-class player but it's all about him buying into our ethos.
"He's done that since I've been here and I can't see any reason why that won't continue."
