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West Brom winger Matt Phillips concedes self-belief struggle

West Brom winger Matt Phillips concedes he can struggle with his self-belief.

Plenty of footballers – especially attacking players – rely on confidence to play well, but with Phillips, the anxiety runs a bit deeper.

“It's not that I think I'm not a good player," he told the Express & Star. “I just want to do well and it's the wanting to do well, the pressure comes from that.

“It all comes from me, no-one else is doing it, no-one else is telling me I have to do well.

“But in every training session I want to be the best out there. With every game I want people to be talking about me. That's my downfall."

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