West Brom: Jorge Alarcon shares Al Nassr image after mega Cristiano Ronaldo news
West Brom first-team assistant coach Jorge Alarcon has shared a tweet highlighting his first experiences as a professional coach at Al Nassr, after the Saudi Arabian club announced the huge signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday (30 December).
The 37-year-old joined manager Carlos Corberan at the Hawthorns earlier this season after the sacking of Steve Bruce and has been the Spaniard’s highly-trusted assistant at several clubs in the past few years.
The coach has helped mastermind a remarkable recovery for the club, stringing together a run of seven wins in their last eight Championship matches.
Taking to Twitter (Saturday 31 December), Alarcon said: “Eight years ago, I enjoyed my first experience in professional football in Asia.
“Special day for Al Nassr Football Club.”
Instrumental
It is crucial for a manager and his coaching staff to have a strong relationship, and this is certainly the case with Alarcon and Corberan at West Brom.
The two Spaniards have brought a new philosophy to the club following the dire era of Bruce in the West Midlands and have taken inspiration from Marcelo Balsa’s textbook: Play high, play aggressively and play on the front foot at all times.
It will be interesting to see just how far the ex-Huddersfield manager and his assistant can take the Baggies, but following their stunning start to life, a potential promotion isn’t yet out of the question.
Much like Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest last season and Dean Smith with Aston Villa in 2018, a new manager mid-season can have a huge impact in the Championship, and the chance of promotion can never be ruled out given the mad nature of the league.
In other West Brom news, an English star was greeted with a ‘Rapturous’ applause from West Brom fans after his brilliant performance against Preston.