Julio Enciso doesn’t want to be pushed around in the Premier League.

The teenager from Paraguay is becoming known as the joker in the Albion pack.

Despite what remains something of a language barrier.

But he is deadly serious about making progress and building on usually brief outings for Albion.

Enciso went on as sub and left a positive impression with his efforts as Albion looked to get back on terms against Brentford.

Perhaps notably he kept his feet – or got back on them after being knocked down – against some robust defenders.

He has not always looked that resilient.

But it is worth bearing in mind these are early days for a 19-year-old who has moved around the world and is increasingly carrying the hopes of a nation, both for what he does here and when he returns to play for his national team.

And there is more of language hurdle to overcome than might appear at first glance.

Enciso still does media interviews in Spanish but life at home is not so simple as he often mixes that with the Paraguayan tongue Guarani.

He said: “It’s very difficult to speak pure Guarani so we speak more a mixture of Spanish and Guarani.

“At home it’s more Guarani because my mum and dad are from the (rural) interior region of the country and they speak that.

“So that makes it even harder to learn one more language! In school we have Guarani and Spanish.

“But I think people here don’t realise we speak Guarani.

“Obviously, I keep studying (English). It is more difficult for me.

“It’s not so easy to come from South America directly to England and learn a new language, new culture. Not easy but I am still studying.”

Speaking in his press conference yesterday, Roberto De Zerbi did not rule out a starting role for Enciso at Bournemouth.

He certainly sees him getting his chance in the busy weeks ahead, as he underlined in his post-match press conference on Saturday.

De Zerbi said: “Julio was very important to change the result.

“Not only Julio but Undav. We need everyone.

“Julio is in progress physically, technically, mentality.

“He is improving and I think in these last two months can be important for us, especially when there will be no Lallana, no Sarmiento.”

Enciso picked himself up from a tough challenge to flash a shot across the face of the Brentford goal and was pleased with how he stood up for himself.

He said: “They were very strong physically.

“I have been training really hard on my physical strength.

“I think I will get better with every game I play.

“Obviously, the training sessions aren’t the same as matches but I need to keep making the most chances I get.”

He jokes that taking a few whacks from defenders in training has helped and enjoys mixing with fellow players.

“Yes, they think of me as the funniest!

“I try to interact a lot with my team-mates, be it the English or the South Americans.

“I try to talk to them and take what I can from them.

“They can teach you, like Alexis as world champion and Lewis Dunk as captain of the team.

“I try to learn a lot from them because I am young and I have a lot of desire to learn a lot.”

Enciso is still almost an apprentice in terms of Albion but that changes a lot when he goes home.

He realised that when he went back to play for the national team against Chile last week.

He said: “I feel very good when I back. I feel more mature.

“Obviously a lot of people expect more of me now when I go home now because I’m in a very important league.

“I just try to give the best of me. In some games it comes off, in some games it doesn’t, but I always want to do things well.

“I have improved a lot and I am very conscious of the fact I am going to keep improving.

“My team-mates there help me a lot and are very happy with my improvement. I need to keep going.”

Unlike Facundo Buonanotte, Enciso was not released for the Conmebol Under-20 Championships in January.

“I couldn’t go because the coach Roberto said he would need me here.”

But now he is getting used to the globe-trotting lifestyle of an international player.

“Yes, in truth it is very hard. It is many hours traveling, but I still got the chance to play again (on Saturday) and I felt very good.

“Obviously, I have been a bit tired but I hope on Tuesday we can get a better result than a draw.”