Tony Pulis’ West Brom side will
have been hoping to start the season with an upset against a Manchester City
side improved by their £49million signing of Raheem Sterling. The atmosphere at
the Hawthorns was dampened after 9 minutes, as Yaya Toure’s shot ricocheted in
off David Silva’s legs, giving the Sky Blues an early lead. Toure got on the
scoresheet later on in the game and Kompany rounded off the performance with a
third, his second half header completing their domination of an underwhelming
Albion side. A 3-0 loss would not have been how the Baggies wished to start
their campaign, but it would have taken something special against a Man City
side playing with this much quality.
Their next fixture saw West Brom
travel to Vicarage Road for a more evenly matched fixture against a newly
promoted Watford side. The Baggies were organised well at the back limiting
Watford to predominantly long range chances. With no shots on target in the
game, Pulis will have a lot to work on with his side in training over the next
few weeks. Rumours of Saido Berahino’s departure to Spurs may lead to Pulis
dipping back into the transfer market to find a replacement striker. Charlie
Austin would be a viable option, but with the QPR striker being linked with the
majority of Premier League clubs, Albion will face strong competition. The game
against Watford ended in a 0-0 draw, the best West Brom could have hoped for
given the performance.
The Baggies will need to find a
way to pose more of an attacking threat in order to get off the mark for this
campaign. There is talk of Tottenham defender Fazio completing a move to the
Hawthorns, which will help to solidify West Brom’s backline, however in order
to avoid a relegation scrap they will need to bolster their attacking options
as well.
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