The Baggies’ chief has been left reeling after serious injuries to Matt Phillips and Josh Maja in the past week – both will be missing for four months. But the 21-year-old winger, on loan from Brighton, has stepped into the void – and the Spaniard says he can provide the spark up front to make good that loss – although Corberan still wants to add one replacement next month.
West Brom’s head coach said: “Jeremy is not a striker – not in my mind, no. But I can see him as a No.10. Hopefully, I don’t have to play him as a No.9 – not because he can’t – but no, I see him more as a wide player.
“He’s a player who loves a one versus one. He’s someone who needs to dribble. So, I think for me, he should be outside than inside. He can beat players in a one on one.
“He gets people off their seats – one hundred per cent. That’s the reason he’s here – to dribble and take players on. If you can beat a player, you have a great chance.
“But he also needs to see that this is not the only thing he can do in a game. There are other things. Sometimes, you need to dribble, pass, just have one touch.
“What I also see in him is something different. I see a passion. And I Iove the passion because you can manage it. When there’s a lack of something, it’s difficult to add it. When there is an excess of something, it’s easier to fix.”
Sarmiento has started the last four games for the Baggies. Corberan admits he should be taking it easier with the 21-year-old but he feels he has no option. He admitted: “It is a risk. The normal situation is that I should not have played him in the last game – in terms of fatigue.
“But at the same time, I have to play with him. It’s a risk but it’s my job. I have to win football matches.”
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