Jake Livermore: West Brom players do care
Jake Livermore insists Albion’s players do care about the future of the club and has vowed to keep fighting until the end of the season for the ‘brilliant’ Baggies fans.
Livermore, who grabbed his first ever Albion goal in Saturday’s comeback against Liverpool, says the boisterous home crowd dragged Darren Moore’s team back into the game.
The 28-year-old was one of four senior players who allegedly stole a taxi in Barcelona in February, but he defended the team’s commitment to the cause while thanking the fans.
“The message to them is thank you,” Livermore said told BBC WM. “They’ve been absolutely brilliant in a tough period for us.
“I don’t know what people see in footballers sometimes, but we’re all human beings trying to work for each other.
“We’ve all got friends at the club who, if things go wrong, it’s going to affect them. We’ve all got families, we live in the area, it’s not good for any of us. But we will keep fighting for them (the fans).
“They got us back into that game, the way they never stopped. We conceded early and they never shut up.
“It really does give the lads a lift, I think I speak for the rest of the boys when I say we’re grateful for the support.”
The Baggies are unbeaten in Moore’s three games in charge after losing the last nine of Alan Pardew’s tenure.
Livermore has been one of several players who has improved under the caretaker boss but he insists the team never downed tools this season.
“It’s hard to put your finger on,” he said.
“I mean all season it’s never been through the lack of trying or the lack of wanting it, maybe just confidence and that resilience which sometimes you lose in the transition of managers.
“Maybe that spark when there is a change gives you that subconscious lift. We’re trying our best. Hopefully we can get a few more results.”
After going close against Manchester United, Livermore poached his first goal for the Baggies to spark a stunning comeback against Liverpool.
Two minutes from time, Salomon Rondon nodded in Chris Brunt’s free-kick to complete the comeback and reach double figures for the season.
“If one scores, we all score, if one concedes we all concedes,” said Livermore. “It’s irrelevant who scores for me, but I’m delighted for Salomon, and Jay (Rodriguez) last week.
“The boys have been fantastic all year and credit to them because they’ve really worked their socks off at the front.”
