Carlos Corberan intends for his West Bromwich Albion group to rest and recuperate before they return to first-team training at the end of this week - and that goes for himself, too. Corberan often returns to Spain during these short breaks to see family and switch off for a short period from his all-consuming job, to which he dedicates hours on end for Albion's benefit.

In this break, Corberan has given a lengthy interview to Spanish magazine Panenka, in which he has discussed his time at Leeds United, his time at Huddersfield Town, his upbringing and entry into football and, of course, his current reign at The Hawthorns, which now is over a year in length and in which he is as settled and as comfortable as he ever has been.

It's refreshing to know that, even when speaking with the Spanish media about Albion - and not just the league table or the last handful of results, but the fanbase and the stature of Albion as a whole - Corberan's view of the club as an entity doesn't at all waver. He has spoken on plenty of occasions to us, over here, previously about the pride he possesses.

“West Bromwich is a great team that I am delighted to work for,” he told Panenka, via Sport Witness. “From the first day I have felt the love of the fans. I have the hope of giving the entity the greatest possible achievements.

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“That in each game people feel represented with what we do and that they see that our commitment to the game is maximum. Every time I train, I do it for that and I hope I can return the team to the category in which, for me, it deserves to be.”

Corberan, linked with a return to Leeds - where he'd previously worked as a first-team coach and, incidentally, a translator under Marcelo Bielsa - at the beginning of this year, decided to commit his long-term future to Albion and signed a contract which exceeds that of any player, thus reflecting his importance within the club's structure - especially at a time when the off-field side of the club has been engulfed in uncertainty.

The feeling is obviously mutual. Corberan has described it as a 'privilege and a great responsibility' in equal measure to be tasked with leading Albion and producing results and performances on the pitch on a weekly basis."

"There is a part of the essence that you maintain: what you want is to train and get your teams to play as well as possible, regardless of where you are, and win as many games as you can, which is what sustains you as a coach," he added. "Obviously, doing the same thing in larger contexts entails more pressure and at the same time gives you greater pleasure.

"I still remember the first time I visited the West Bromwich ground. It was when he was an assistant with Bielsa at Leeds. The stadium had a huge impact on me. The atmosphere that was breathed was of the highest level. One of those moments that are not forgotten. For me it has always been one of the greats in England."

That Corberan is happy reiterating these honestly held views to a Spanish magazine in an international break is telling - he's not done it for appeasement, but because he believes it.

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