Baggies see trend

WEST Bromwich Albion head coach Valerien Ismael believes his team will have to get used to clubs coming to The Hawthorns determined to play for a point.

The Baggies were held 0-0 by Derby County to follow Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Millwall.

“Now it’s a clear trend against us. After five games you have a clear picture of West Brom and after the international break the opponent doesn’t want to play football against us,” said Ismael.

“They (Derby) had one point before the game and they didn’t want to take any risks.

“It’s clear something is going on against us and we need to adapt to it more.”

Ismael admitted his players must be more ruthless after seeing them dominate the Rams.

“We put in the intensity and the energy to change the game,” he added.

“We had so many chances – 26 shots, nine on target and we didn’t concede any shots, so we have to score.

“We saw that in the second half when we had chances cleared off the line but we have to make sure we put the ball over the line.”