Saturday's home defeat by Manchester United was their fourth on the trot and means Roberto Di Matteo's men have now collected just seven points from 11 games after making an excellent start on their top-flight return. Another loss at Fulham on Tuesday would really leave them in trouble at a time when likely drop candidates West Ham have started to find some form. Little wonder Scharner is calling on his team-mates to keep their nerve. "The mental side of the game is even more important now than it has ever been," said the Austrian. "You have to be able to cope with all of the pressure because every small detail on the field matters. "Everyone in the Premier League is fit enough to compete. They are strong and, most times, they are technically good. "But there is another dimension. There is another five to 15% that comes from your belief and that can be the difference over the other team." The Baggies will need all that belief just now as Di Matteo tries to juggle with a growing injury crisis. In addition to Gabriel Tamas, who must serve the second match of a three-game ban, West Brom are likely to be without Pablo Ibanez and Steven Reid on Tuesday after both men limped out of the United tussle. The one bit of good news for Albion is the return of Gonzalo Jara from a one-match ban as they prepare to visit a ground where they have not won a league game since 1967. There have been a couple of cup triumphs though, whilst that famous win at Arsenal earlier this season, coupled with a draw at Old Trafford, emphasises Di Matteo's men have no reason to harbour an inferiority complex. "The results we have had away from home in particular this season have been very pleasing," said Scharner. "To win at Arsenal and Everton for the first time in 30 years or more, and to get a point at Manchester United after being two goals down were great results. "It shows the quality we have here, and how high the potential is in the squad." In addition, it has helped insulate West Brom against the present sequence of results. It has reached the stage where that would change though, with Fulham knowing they will rise above the Midlands outfit by collecting maximum points. "We have to look at what we do ourselves," said Di Matteo. "We can't influence other teams. "People expected us to be at the bottom and we've never really been there. Now we have to take the positives out of that and try to do it in the second half of the season. "We have done well to be where we are at this stage of the season. "There has been a great opportunity to add points over the last few games, which we have not done. "But we had already had points, which I said would be important for when we weren't getting any."
