LEADER BROWNHILL TALKS ENCOURAGING HIS TEAMMATES & RESPONSIBILITY AS CAPTAIN

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Midfielder on Fulham and boosting his teammates confidence

2023-12-22T13:30:00.000Z

LEADER BROWNHILL TALKS ENCOURAGING HIS TEAMMATES & RESPONSIBILITY AS CAPTAIN

Midfielder on Fulham and boosting his teammates confidence

2023-12-22T13:30:00.000Z

Midfielder on Fulham and boosting his teammates confidence

Despite stating how gutted he was following Burnley’s defeat to Everton at Turf Moor; Captain Josh Brownhill is all too aware of the role he plays within the squad in ensuring his teammates feel supported and encouraged - and at their best to perform.

The midfielder, who turned 28 last week, uses his past experience in the game to support his teammates and keep morale high.

“The main thing for me is encouraging everybody and not letting people’s heads go down and be not as confident. Because at the end of the day you want the best versions of everybody.

“I feel like personally that’s encouraging people and filling everybody with confidence. I think that’s the main thing that you can do is let them know when they need to improve and when they’ve not made the right decision.

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“It’s encouraging and boosting people up as I think you play your best football when you’re feeling on top of the world.”

So, would he call himself a shouter?

“I can be sometimes; I try not to because I feel like if somebody makes the right decision, wrong execution it’s not really too bad. Their idea was there, they saw the right place, just sometimes I’ve been in and around football long enough to know that some passes aren’t perfect, or some crosses aren’t perfect. You know something goes wrong, but it’s when they’re not making the right decision, or you know they made a couple of mistakes on the bounce then yes you can sort of be a little bit firmer to awaken some people, liven them up a little bit.”

Having played under different captains, the Claret has learnt lots from each, which he believes has helped shape his style.

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“I’ve been in football a long time now, I’m 28, I’ve done, ten, eleven, twelve years of playing so it’s something I’ve took to. A lot of it I’d say is what’s right for me and what I think’s right for everybody else could be completely different. Some people take the shouting approach, and they feel that helps them and for some people it does, and you’ve got to sort of know the right people.”

A positive from the Everton game was the return of Lyle Foster, who made an appearance in the second half and the captain was pleased to see his progress.

“I said to him just enjoy it. I think for him to come back, was a big positive for that game, even though we got beat, it was him coming back on with everything he’s gone through. It’s a small step for him to get back to being his full self and I think it will give him big confidence, being back on the pitch doing something he loves and enjoying running round, getting on the ball.”

So, now looking back a few days later how would Brownhill reflect on the game which saw him face his former teammates and manager Sean Dyche.

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“Gutted really. It’s one that really hurt, we wanted to start picking up more points and that was another little step back. You know, overall do I think we deserved anything from the game, maybe something, but when you concede early and you’re chasing the game and its sort of what they want - they’ve got a really good defensive shape and they’re really hard to break down anyway so never mind them going two goals ahead.”

With Fulham coming up though and a packed festive fixture schedule, it’s an opportunity to get back out there and put in some positive performances.

“Fulham’s a game I’m really excited for. Around the Christmas period there’s a lot of games and a chance to pick up some points in quick succession. But it’s going to be a tough game, they’re in flying form and scored a lot of goals. It’s not going to be easy but it’s another game I’m excited for and hopefully this is one that we can bring back all three points.”