I never imagined it would be this hard, says Bilic after West Brom 昇進／宣伝
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion 経営者／支配人 Slaven Bilic wore every possible emotion on his 直面する on a 神経-shredding night of 緊張 at the Hawthorns as his 味方する 安全な・保証するd 昇進／宣伝 to the 首相 League.
Bilic knew anything other than victory over Queen's Park 特別奇襲隊員s could 許す Brentford to こそこそ動く into the 走者s-up 位置／汚点／見つけ出す behind 物陰／風下d 部隊d. As it turned out, a 2-2 draw was enough as Brentford were beaten at home by Barnsley.
West Brom's hopes of 避けるing the ordeal of the プレーオフs, in which they fell last season, were wavering when QPR took the lead, then again when the 訪問者s levelled it up.
At 2-2 and with Brentford 製図／抽選 1-1, they were walking a tightrope, but news of Barnsley's 勝利者 申し込む／申し出d 一時的休止，執行延期 for a frantic Bilic whose team has been in the 最高の，を越す two 事実上 all season but have struggled since the 再開する に引き続いて the three-month COVID-19 shutdown.
"What a season, what a league," Bilic said after enjoying the 祝賀s on the pitch. "I was very 声の when I said I would always like to manage in the 選手権 because it's 特に difficult. I never imagined it would be this difficult, this 需要・要求するing.
"It's exhausting. I didn't enjoy every minute of it, of course, but with a finish like this, the results at the 底（に届く）, the (Nottingham) Forest 状況／情勢, it's unbelievable.
"I'm proud of the whole club."
Bilic said he was 勧めるing his 味方する to 得点する／非難する／２０ another goal late on, before events どこかよそで changed the シナリオ.
"I was told it is 1-1 (at Brentford) in the 85th minute and I said: 'I don't believe, I can't rely on that, we have to try and 得点する／非難する／２０,' When they told me it was 2-1, then I told them to go 支援する. I didn't believe (Brentford) would 得点する／非難する／２０ two."
While there was joy for West Brom who 伸び（る）d a fifth 昇進／宣伝 to the 最高の，を越す flight, it was despair for Brentford who had の近くにd a 10-point gap on Bilic's team and looked like 収入 (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 昇進／宣伝 before consecu tive losses.
They will 会合，会う Swansea City who incredibly crept into the プレーオフs on goal difference with a 4-1 勝利，勝つ at Reading 連合させるd with a 4-1 home loss for Nottingham Forest against Stoke City.
"Football is 80% 苦しむing and 10% joy," Brentford 経営者／支配人 Thomas Frank said. "We need to go again and 選ぶ ourselves up. We will have a sleep and then be ready to fight again." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
