Preparation Preparation Preparation
Speculation was the last thing on Roy Hodgson's mind Friday as he spoke to the press ahead of West Brom's Monday Night clash against Stoke.
“Its a little bit dangerous to start playing fantasy football and working out where you will get your points and other teams will drop their points. For me the only thing we can do is take every game as it comes
“Traditionally we all think at the start of the season that 40 points will be enough, but theres no guarantee of that, that 40 points will keep you in the league, and there is in unwritten rule that says you must get exactly 40 points to stay up. When Fulham stayed up we had either 35 or 36 points...so I try not to get too carried with that sort of thing.
“For me the only thing we can do is take every game as it comes and try to be as well prepared to get a good result in that game.
Preparation for his opponents is something Hodgson sees as being vital to West Brom's survival fight but the new manager also wants to make sure the Baggies stick to their own game plan.
“Every week you play a team which has a slightly different focus to its play and normally when you start the week you tend to prepare your work around that focus
“its still important for us to do a load of things rights as far as we're concerned, that we don't change our game totally for the opposition, that we have a game of our own and a game plan of our own
With the club still on a psychological high after Carlos Vella's dramatic equaliser against Wolves and a squad with no injuries Hodgson goes into Monday night knowing that he can grab a vital three points and try to pull away form the other contenders in the fight for survival.
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