West Bromwich Albion away match thread

[Mr Popodopolous]

Happy to watch both back but if Conway offside v Cardiff was that not also offside?

[mozo]

I thought we did a really good job for mist of that half. Totally nullified WBA, played the ball forwards, at times pressed high.

It was almost a perfect away performance, and then a bad ball from Knight starts a chain of events containing several errors.

I thing Manning got the tactics right, and the players almost did their jobs well.

[Midlands Robin]

Apart from the goal we've looked OK at the back but I have to say our midfield is all over the place today. They're walking through us when they come forward and it's only the back line and mostly Vyner who have held them at arms length.

We're not pressing them anywhere in the middle.

 

[Benneythered]

We have little quality so have to slow games down to a boring pace in order to compete, not worth playing this way if you don't get a result. Yeah we've been okay but my god this is dull to watch and now we are one nil down. Have to be more clinical when the chances come if we are going to sit back, Tommy should be embarrassed not finishing that.

[Hocca]

Mikey Johnston having a field day on the left wing and Fellows who is equally as dangerous shows his quality for the goal although I think Roberts done well against him before the goal. Must be nice to have wingers who can go past their man both ways and have end product to go with it. 

[Unan]

Just now, The Original OTIB said:

If Tommy chips keeper when he is back peddling, yes. How many chances did they create? 

Enough to score 

[mozo]

Just now, Mr Popodopolous said:

Happy to watch both back but if Conway offside v Cardiff was that not also offside?

Definitely offside 

[Randy Marsh II]

People moaning after that FFS? Sure we don't look like we're gonna threaten at all but we beat Southampton if you've forgotten 

[Andy082005]

Be interesting to see what Mannings league record will be after we lose this one 

Has to be relegation form since he joined surely 

[RUSSEL85]

3 minutes ago, Unan said:

Did you for one second in that half think "we might have half a chance of scoring a goal?". You could argue the, complete fluke clearance, to Tommy was a chance like that, I can't think of anything else.

No, what I am saying is that it’s better, I’m not expecting miracles but I want to see a committed performance which is more than recent weeks and to be fair we haven’t played bad. However much I want a change I won’t slate the lads unnecessarily 

[Curr Avon]

Just now, mozo said:

Definitely offside 

He blocks Max's view of the shot too.

[Slack Bladder]

1 minute ago, AppyDAZE said:

the whistle goes for HT at The Hawthorns.

1-0 Baggies.

 

yeah,, but we beat Southamption

I've already pre ordered my commemorative  shirt for 30 years time

[mozo]

Just now, Benneythered said:

We have little quality so have to slow games down to a boring pace in order to compete, not worth playing this way if you don't get a result. Yeah we've been okay but my god this is dull to watch and now we are one nil down. Have to be more clinical when the chances come if we are going to sit back, Tommy should be embarrassed not finishing that.

That's just common sense though away from home. Take the rhythm away from the home side and quiet down the crowd. And actually we went forward a lot.

[Shauntaylor85]

1 minute ago, Benneythered said:

We have little quality so have to slow games down to a boring pace in order to compete, not worth playing this way if you don't get a result. Yeah we've been okay but my god this is dull to watch and now we are one nil down. Have to be more clinical when the chances come if we are going to sit back, Tommy should be embarrassed not finishing that.

Tommy isn’t as good as people think. Misses a lot of good chances. 

[The turtle]

12 minutes ago, The turtle said:

I fell a sleep from minute 15-35 (really i did- long week) seems like i haven't really missed that much

Chill everyone, we did after all beat Southampton ... Something that really should be recognised more

[Mr Popodopolous]

4 minutes ago, mozo said:

Definitely offside 

Which one?

Quelle surprise West Brom fans don't mention offside on their forum, they instead say one of our players should've been booked for the foul in build-up.

Edited March 16 by Mr Popodopolous

[1960maaan]

I think Vyner was playing the lad onside , or it was close . 

[JP Hampton]

I’d agree it’s not been “bad” and we’ve defended well for the most part, but what else has it’s been? 

Not exciting, fighting, no real challenge to WBA, just not bad

[Finley_Smith10]

Hopefully he gives twine 30 minutes now 

[Slack Bladder]

We really don't score many goals do we

Good job we're not in the entertainment business

Edited March 16 by Slack Bladder

[megansdad]

great low block though...

[Ivorguy]

Formation was kept, tackling was hard, helping teammates good, just one lapse and all the good is cancelled out. Personally think Conway should have done better with his chance

Hey Ho on to tighter and more penetrative playin second 45.

[The Original OTIB]

1 minute ago, Unan said:

Enough to score 

Which does not mean that we played badly in that half. Neither team excelled, we did well to contain when needed and had good possession up top, but lack movement for killer passes. Happy, no, but balance of interpretation required. Far from shit show predicted by some. Will WBA go for it and up pace now? Yes. Can we live with it and do something different? Manning's history says no but we shall see.

[Ian M]

Considering a thread title change in respect to the direction of our club.

 

“WBA away match thread, don’t forget we beat Southampton”

[TV Tom]

12 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

Poor from Roberts and Max. 

Max is not good enough, should of been sorted last summer

[RedLionLad]

6 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

Be interesting to see what Mannings league record will be after we lose this one 

Has to be relegation form since he joined surely 

You are forgetting the Southampton result

[Alex#40]

Just now, Ian M said:

Considering a thread title change in respect to the direction of our club.

 

“WBA away match thread, don’t forget we beat Southampton”

…and have been here 30 years…

[Davefevs]

Thought we played ok first half in patches...Furlong started to drift infield and that caused us a few problems, especially with Mowatt or Yokuslu dropping back into the back-4 to make it 3v2 versus TC and JK.

Poor decision from JK for their goal, hard pass with his left foot swinger, just drive forward.  Mehmeti good half, Sykes too.

Tough second half coming up.

King won't last more than 10 minutes or so.

[bexhill reds]

3 minutes ago, The turtle said:

Chill everyone, we did after all beat Southampton ... Something that really should be recognised more

I’m going to order the special edition DVD…

One day Cornick’s 3rd will be spoken about in the same way as Tinnion at Anfield

[IAmNick]

Until the goal it was sort of a 6/10 on the effectiveness scale, about a 3/10 on the entertainment one. Little harsh to be going in behind perhaps but we also didn't look much like scoring - Conway's slightly fortuitous chance aside.

Hopefully a bit of a change and some not back foot (I can't bring myself to say it properly...) football in the second half.