Club captain Jed Wallace said Albion are “going in the right direction” after Saturday’s win over Plymouth Argyle saw them extend their unbeaten league start to the 2024/25 campaign.
The skipper came on for his 100th appearance in the second half of the 1-0 Hawthorns triumph - as Josh Maja’s 62nd minute effort earned the Baggies all three points.
And, in a post-match chat with WBA TV, Jed praised the attitude of the squad, explaining how they have one collective goal this season.
“I would much rather play 20 minutes and win, than play 90 minutes and lose,” said Wallace.
“Everyone’s objectives are different. The leaders in the dressing room - myself, Kyle Bartley, Darnell Furlong, Alex Palmer, Alex Mowatt - our objective is not individual.
“It’s what can we do as senior players to help everyone in the dressing room get to where this club wants to be.
“We know the Championship. Once the international breaks get out of the way, how many games come and how quickly it can change.
“It’s important everyone is ready, and I think the attitude of everyone at the moment - to be honest it’s up there with what I’ve had in my career in terms of everyone just pulling in the same direction.
“The lads are doing so well in the starting XI that no one can have any grumbles about not playing. And long may it continue.
“The main objective is that the fans leave here on a Saturday afternoon, and we’re all happy because we’ve won another game. It’s not about who can play the most minutes.
“At the moment it’s really positive. We’re all behind the manager, the fans are behind the manager, the club is going in the right direction.
“You always want to get off to a good start. I think last season, we were 5th for pretty much the whole season. So you want to get as many points as you can, but we’re also aware that it can change so quickly. You can have a bad week in this league and you’re in crisis.
“We need to stay calm, use the experience we’ve got in the dressing room, and just keeping rolling into every game.”
