West Bromwich Albion centre forward has called up on his teammates to find a ruthless edge to see out results.
This comes after the ace saw his side lose to Manchester City on Saturday, despite retaining a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute.
The Republic of Ireland International was left ruing a wasted opportunity as the Baggies put in a magnificent display, but still left The Hawthorns with nothing.
It comes as even more of a blow when it is considered that City were down to 10 men for the majority of the match, with James Milner sent off.
Steve Clarke has been trying to deliver a brand of football that is pleasing on the eye, but the Albion striker put an emphasis upon securing results like they have done so far this season.
Long told the West Brom official website “: “The crowd were getting behind us and we really felt like we could win the game. That is the confidence we have in the squad at the moment. But at the same time, we have probably got to learn from these situations.”
Despite, the disappointment, the striker was quick to realise that current premier league champions won’t be dropping many points this season, so the side can still take heart from Saturday.
He elaborated by saying “But at least we lost in the right way, trying to win the game and taking the game to them. There aren’t many teams that will take points off Manchester City this season.”
Long will be looking to feature in West Bromwich Albion’s next game at St James’s park against Newcastle on Saturday.
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