We’re never going to give up – Carlos

HEAD coach Carlos Corberan insisted Albion will ‘never give up’ after watching his side fight back from two goals down to draw with Watford.

The Baggies increased their lead over the chasing play-off pack by a point because of the defeats suffered by Norwich, Coventry and Preston.

It means they have now lost just once in their last 12 Championship matches, a run stretching back to January.

“It was important to show to our fans we wanted more and to show we want to make something special this year,’’ said Corberan.

“We need to understand, the players, staff, the fans, things aren’t going to work how we’d like them to work. Not always are the games going to be under control or will we play at our best level, but we need to show the fans we are never going to give up.

“When the fans see that we are trying our best, they are going to support us. When you drop, you can break the togetherness which is necessary during the season, especially in this moment.

“This extra mentality, resilience, maturity, game understanding is going to be key if we’re to keep building something important.”

Watford’s interim manager Tom Cleverley was heartened by his team’s display, despite the late disappointment of Darnell Furlong’s goal denying them two points.

Cleverley has overseen a return of five points from the three matches he has been in charge of, including a win at Blues and draws with Leeds and Albion.

“If you strip it back and take the emotion out of it, the last two performances have given me real optimism for the club’s fortunes ahead,’’ he said.

“I feel a little hard done by that we’ve only taken two points from those games but I’ve asked the players for consistency.

“After a cagey first half, I felt like in the second half we put our stamp on the game. We did that fantastically, we just couldn’t hold on in the end.

“The guys at the back are unfortunate to have conceded two goals, there were some colossal performances.

“I think 99 times out of 100 when an opposition full-back has the ball 25 yards from goal, you feel fairly safe. Unfortunately, it’s gone into the top corner.’’