Alan Nixon blown away by West Brom brilliant start to Championship campaign
West Brom have started life back in the Championship on the most impressive of notes, winning three and drawing one of their opening four games.
Valerien Ismael’s men bagged a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, continuing from where they stopped at mid-week, and The Sun journalist Alan Nixon is tipping them to win the league, provided they stay injury-free.
Asked on Twitter by a Nigel Dennelly what his thoughts are on West Brom following weekend’s win, and he replied: “Terrific. Win Championship if they avoid injury.
“A strong side who are fun to watch and believe in what they’re told. The guy Ismael gives me Bielsa vibes.”
Huge
West Brom are putting their rivals in the division to the sword, and we have to agree that we are better than every team in the land right now.
Scoring 11 goals in four games is massive, and things are only going to keep getting better with this group of players.
They have not fully adapted to Ismael’s style of play yet, and we can only wonder what would happen once everything clicks and the team moves to another level.
West Brom are the side to beat in the Championship right now, and there is no doubt our form is giving other managers and teams sleepless nights.
We host Arsenal in the second round of the League Cup on Wednesday before resuming action with a trip to Peterborough at the weekend, and the clash against the Gunners will surely be a true test to determine our quality.
The Baggies are huge favourites for promotion, but as Nixon pointed out, staying injury-free all campaign is key to sealing an instant return to the Premier League, and we need a quality squad depth to get that done.
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