The German midfielder had frustrating spells on the sidelines through ankle and hamstring problems at different stages of the campaign, but says having another season of top-flight football is the biggest positive to take from the last 12 months.
He said, “There have been some ups and downs, and I have had good and some bad periods. I have had a couple of injuries too, so it wasn’t a perfect year, but you have to keep going in football.
“We have had some good wins, and it was a big relief when we managed to secure our Premier League status for another year, because we were struggling in the second half of the season.
“It was all about staying in the league, which was the biggest relief for me.
“Then a new head coach came in during the summer, and he had a different style of football, which was a big change for the club.”
Attention then turned back to the present day, and although Neal Maupay has led the way with seven goals so far this season Gross, says it’s vital that everyone chips in at the attacking end of the pitch.
“Neal has been very good but it doesn’t matter who scores or who assists. We try to play together as a team and create as many goalscoring opportunities as we can," said Gross.
“We all have to aim to achieve this. He’s a striker that does a very good job, but everyone else needs to try and score.”
Sheffield United are Albion’s next opponents on Saturday, and Gross is eager to end the Blades’ impressive unbeaten away record when they visit the Amex.
He said: “They are very good at what they do, and already have a lot of points after not losing an away game yet, but hopefully they will on Saturday.
“They know what their strengths are, and are very clever at what they do. You have to prepared, and we want to be the first ones to beat them away from home.
“We’re at home with the crowd behind us, and we want to get three points before Christmas.”