West Bromwich Albion were on the receiving end of a disappointing loss last night, losing 1-0 against bottom club Derby County.
Colin Kazim-Richards goal on the hour mark was enough to see Albion lose their fifth game of the season. The substitute slotted the ball into an empty net from just outside the area, after taking advantage of a costly mistake between Cedric Kipre and goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
READ: 3 West Brom players who let Ismaël down in loss v Derby County
Valérien Ismaël’s side missed multiple chances to go ahead throughout the first half, and their final attacking play left much to be desired. Grady Diangana, Callum Robinson and Adam Reach all had chances to put the Baggies ahead, but Derby keeper Ryan Allsop remained vigilant and put in an impressive display.
West Brom did put the ball in the back of the net just after half-time when Kyle Bartley headed home from a set piece, yet the offside flag was raised.
Tensions have been growing between supporters and the manager for a while now, with the Baggies often struggling to string a decent run of performances together.
Ismaël is taking a lot of criticism for the style of football he seemingly desires from his players – see what West Brom fans had to say on Twitter about the result last night:
TGH has been man of match every game he’s played, yet he doesn’t play him. Same tactics, same personnel, same result. 5 goals in 9 games we’ve scored! Shocking
— Chris Caddick (@cadders10) December 27, 2021
Manager to blame. Name a player who is playing better under this manager. There’s no one. He loses the dressing room with this rant when his failing and inflexibility are so obvious.
— Kris Jones (@kayjay_146) December 27, 2021
When TGH showed desire and the winning mentality, he was rewarded with being dropped……pick the right players #WBA
— BoingBoingBaggie (@BaggieBoing) December 27, 2021
Lack of quality?? Partially agree but mate, you had TGH, our best player for the past few games on the bastard bench.
— ARJ (@ArjunKang5) December 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/hoare_neil/status/1475529809417670663
Val out! And take furlong, townsend, kipre, Livermore, hugill, Robinson, Diangana and reach with you!
— Chris Caddick (@cadders10) December 27, 2021
Absolutely embarrassing performance yet again.
Although I disagree with Ismael’s selections and tactics, these players are beyond poor and are not showing any level of quality or leadership
Johnstone had very little to do today but I blame him for that goal, should’ve stayed back— JonW1995 (@JonW1995) December 27, 2021
