Hurzeler pleased with Albion's togetherness

Head coach Fabian Hurzeler was delighted with a fifth win in six, but believes Albion can still improve after beating Burnley 2-0.

Bruce Talbot

2026-04-11T19:00+01:00

Fabian Hurzeler watched on from the directors box at Turf Moor as he served a two-match touchline ban. 📷James Boardman

Fabian Hurzeler was pleased with the ‘togetherness’ this side showed as they made it five Premier League wins from the last six with Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Mats Wieffer’s double – his first goals since December 2024 – lifted Albion into ninth and only three points behind sixth-places Chelsea in a congested top half of the table.

"First of all, I want to say thankful for our supporters for travelling so far and I hope the result means they have a good journey back. Regarding the performance, I think it was not the best game from us. We got the clean sheet - that was important - but we suffered, especially at the defensive set pieces. In two moments we were a little bit lucky because we [had] offside positions.

"The Premier League is so competitive, there is no easy game. The approach from us, the effort was good. It was not an easy game, not a perfect performance, but it's important to win these kind of games."

Georginio is the first to congratulate Mats Wieffer after he scored his second late on. 📷James Boardman

The coach also took time to credit the "team togetherness" shown by his squad depth, specifically praising those waiting in the wings.

"Players who are not playing should be frustrated because everyone should have the expectation to play. But [the players] wait for their chance; they are very patient. Every player during the season will be important for us. That’s team togetherness," he added.

The head coach was asked about his team’s late run into contention for European football.

"I’m not a biggest fan of talking about Europe - that’s more from the media side. Overall, we are known for our expectations, for being ambitious. We want to achieve something; we want to make the next step as a team.

"But the most important thing is that we need to understand that we need to earn the right to compete with the top teams. Earning the right means staying humble, working hard every day and bringing consistency into the performances. If you get the consistency right, we proved we can compete with the big teams."