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rondwisan · 10-08-2011, 09:53 AM

Olsson: We're ready for United
wba.co.uk - 09 Aug 2011

JONAS Olsson believes Albion have built a solid platform to launch their 2011/12 Barclays Premier League campaign from against champions Manchester United on Sunday (ko 4pm).

The giant centre-half is pleased with the progress the Baggies have made in what he classes as the toughest pre-season during his time at the club.

And he is hoping his team-mates can match the start they had to last term when they were riding high in fourth place after nine games, with 15 points to their name.
"We've trained hard and played some good teams," said Olsson, who is currently away on international duty with Sweden for tomorrow's friendly against Ukraine in Kharkov.

"In the three seasons I've been here, Parma and Olympiacos are among the best teams we've played, along with those in America.
"We've also had some good results along the way.
"We have in mind the nice start we had last season - apart from Chelsea obviously - so we go in with confidence.

"United is a tough game but we did well against them last year, we got a point at Old Trafford, so we look forward to it.
"We are as ready as we can be."

Olsson feels new signings Billy Jones and Gareth McAuley have adapted well to life at The Hawthorns. And he has been particularly impressed by loan star Ben Foster, who he played in front of in the 1-0 win at Bristol City and Sunday's 1-1 draw with Parma.
"The players we have signed have done well, integrated well too," he added.

"Ben is very solid.
"He played very well in his first game against Bristol and made some good saves.
"He's demanding of the back-four, very experienced from being at Manchester United and his time at Birmingham - and he will do well here.

"He's a good guy, he's been here almost two weeks but it feels like longer than that.
"He's settled in very well with the team.
"It feels good to have him around.
"He kept quite a few clean sheets last year.
"I enjoyed playing with Scott Carson but now he's gone, Ben is here, and he's impressed us a lot.
"The record he had last year of nine clean sheets was very good.
"I look forward to playing with him and the more we do the better understanding we will have."

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rondwisan moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soe Rock Bo Yo - Nga Lam vv Posts: 35,048 Thanks: 1,500 Thanked 4,736 Times in 2,701 Posts Mentioned: 567 Post(s)	Re: [EPL] West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester United Olsson: We're ready for United wba.co.uk - 09 Aug 2011 JONAS Olsson believes Albion have built a solid platform to launch their 2011/12 Barclays Premier League campaign from against champions Manchester United on Sunday (ko 4pm). The giant centre-half is pleased with the progress the Baggies have made in what he classes as the toughest pre-season during his time at the club. And he is hoping his team-mates can match the start they had to last term when they were riding high in fourth place after nine games, with 15 points to their name. "We've trained hard and played some good teams," said Olsson, who is currently away on international duty with Sweden for tomorrow's friendly against Ukraine in Kharkov. "In the three seasons I've been here, Parma and Olympiacos are among the best teams we've played, along with those in America. "We've also had some good results along the way. "We have in mind the nice start we had last season - apart from Chelsea obviously - so we go in with confidence. "United is a tough game but we did well against them last year, we got a point at Old Trafford, so we look forward to it. "We are as ready as we can be." Olsson feels new signings Billy Jones and Gareth McAuley have adapted well to life at The Hawthorns. And he has been particularly impressed by loan star Ben Foster, who he played in front of in the 1-0 win at Bristol City and Sunday's 1-1 draw with Parma. "The players we have signed have done well, integrated well too," he added. "Ben is very solid. "He played very well in his first game against Bristol and made some good saves. "He's demanding of the back-four, very experienced from being at Manchester United and his time at Birmingham - and he will do well here. "He's a good guy, he's been here almost two weeks but it feels like longer than that. "He's settled in very well with the team. "It feels good to have him around. "He kept quite a few clean sheets last year. "I enjoyed playing with Scott Carson but now he's gone, Ben is here, and he's impressed us a lot. "The record he had last year of nine clean sheets was very good. "I look forward to playing with him and the more we do the better understanding we will have." __________________ “Let’s not underestimate the other teams. They are very good teams and there are a lot of games to play before the end of the season. We’re in a good position. But that means nothing if you don’t win the next game.” - Dimitar Berbatov Last edited by rondwisan; 10-08-2011 at 10:15 AM..