Carlos Corberan wants to nurture more than just skill with West Brom loanee Jeremy Sarmiento
Albion boss Carlos Corberan is relishing a chance to nurture the “passion” of on-loan starlet Jeremy Sarmiento.
The Brighton whizz-kid, 21, has showed a big physical development in recent weeks and started the last five games for Albion.
That is huge strides for a loan player with a chequered injury record who broke down shortly after a belated first Baggies start.
The Ecuador international was sidelined for all of October and returned as an impact player from the bench in November, with Albion fans still waiting to see more than flashes of the talent that makes Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi rate the winger so highly.
But, probably aided by injuries elsewhere in Corberan’s attacking armoury, the penny has dropped for Sarmiento who since scoring the winner at Cardiff on November 28 on his recall to the side has started all five games.
That’s a nod to more consistent performance levels but more tellingly an improvement in his fitness and robustness. It is clear to see Sarmiento is a talent, there can’t be many more technically-gifted footballers in the Championship, and now what he is learning with Corberan and Albion is every other part of the game.
