
Breaking: New West Brom signing gives his first impressions on the club
New West Brom signing gives his first impressions on the club
The latest West Bromiwch albion news from BirminghamLive as Baggies new boy talks about settling in
“I’m sure he’ll make me feel comfortable and like I’m at home. It’s a good connection to build on and hopefully that connection can branch out to all my other new team-mates, but Daryl was one of the first ones who came to me and said ‘what’s up’. I’m really excited to get to know him and the rest of the guys.
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“I knew a lot about (manager) Ryan Mason having watched him play for Tottenham. We spoke before I joined and he told me he was close with Mauricio Pochettino from his time at Spurs. Pochettino is the manager of the US Men’s National Team, so there are small connections there. I did a few bits of digging on West Bromwich Albion as a club and the players here. It’s exciting to be here because I remember watching some games when I was a kid, such as when Romelu Lukaku was here. I’m looking forward to seeing what the club is all about.
“I heard there was slight interest in me a couple of months or so ago. Only about two weeks ago did I have a feeling something might happen and I might get a chance. When that chance came I really wanted to take it and I’m glad it came. I wanted to experience football in Europe. I’m ready to go.
“It’s a big advantage for me to join having already played half a season in the MLS, especially in terms of having that sharpness on the ball and high cardio levels.
“More importantly, I’m already in an in-season mode in my head. I think that will give me an advantage to be able to adapt to the coach and the players. Physically, it means I can be ready for the challenges to come.
“It’s going to be a grind of a season and I need to be ready for that. I’m extremely excited to put the boots on and start. The biggest thing for me is to stay focused on the task at hand and that’s to do my best to help the team win. Whatever challenges appear on the journey, I’ll be ready for them.” Describing himself as a player and what fans can expect, Campbell added: “I like to be brave on the ball and think about playing forward as much as possible.
“I want to get on the ball as much as I can. I want to help the team keep possession of the ball, create some chances and score goals.
“I take pride in not getting beaten one-on-one and covering my team-mates in behind. I’ll try to bring a good variety of things that we can all work with each other on.’’
Meanwhile, Albion’s preparations for the new Championship campaign continued with a narrow pre-season defeat to Premier League side Fulham.
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