Swift missed the Baggies’ season-opening game against Blackburn last month, but he has impressively rebounded by scoring three goals in the subsequent four games.
After acknowledging that players like Okay Yokuslu and Jed Wallace, two of the club’s top performances last season, have space for improvement, Corberan wants others to now follow Swift’s example.
Yokuslu, a midfielder, has been replaced in each game thus far, and the manager said, “With Okay, we have not seen his levels yet. This year’s level is lower than last year’s.
“He wants to get back to where he was, and he’s working to do that because the team needs him to. It is really crucial.
Wallace is another player whose return to peak performance is crucial for the team.
“Unfortunately, not everything in football is ideal. Even I have periods of increased and periods of decreased creativity and influence. It’s crucial to observe how the players respond to challenging situations. I observed a significant response from those athletes this past week.
Swift’s preseason performance left Corberan unhappy, thus he made the decision to keep the 28-year-old out of the starting XI for the season opener at Blackburn, the manager stated.
John didn’t start the opening game of the season, he said, and he reacted. He is currently one of the players contributing more to attacks.
We will have a competitive squad if our players perform at their maximum level, so this is crucial. We won’t if they don’t meet those standards. Sometimes, it really is that easy.
