Carlos Corberan: West Brom players now have belief in squad depth

Carlos Corberan admitted his Albion players now have confidence and belief in the squad as January recruits continue to do the business.

Published
Last updated

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565

The Baggies saw off Cardiff 2-0 at The Hawthorns to record a fifth successive home league victory with a four-point gap between Corberan's men and seventh.

Mikey Johnston marked his full Albion debut with the opening goal after just 29 seconds and the hosts had to wait until 10 minutes from time for substitute Andi Weimann, another new loan signing, to net the second.

Corberan has had the option to rotate players since adding three January additions. John Swift was left on the bench at Ipswich on Saturday but emerged to net in the 2-2 draw and Weimann did likewise on Tuesday, turning in a cross from fellow substitute Jed Wallace, as the skipper was also afforded a rare breather.

"It's necessary to have these options," Corberan said. "It's something key, because if you don't rotate the players, at the end you have more injuries.