Tony Brown highlights worrying West Brom concern after Birmingham draw – ‘It’s frustrating’
Tony Brown has questioned the fitness levels of West Brom after they conceded another late goal against Birmingham City.
The Baggies drew 1-1 with the Blues on Wednesday in what was a frustrating result.
West Brom played well at The Hawthorns for much of the game, and were deservedly ahead against their West Midlands rivals.
However, Marvin Ducksch popped up late on to cancel out Alex Mowatt’s opener for the Baggies to ensure the points were shared.
Tony Brown: West Brom should be fit enough to keep defending
Ryan Mason’s side have made a habit of conceding late on this season.
Defeats against Derby, Ipswich and Charlton have all come within the dying minutes of the match, which has cost the Baggies points.
Even in West Brom’s 1-1 draw with Leicester, the Foxes only netted the equaliser in added time as Nat Phillips put the ball into his own net.
- West Brom have lost nine points from winning positions this season
- Many of the goals the Baggies’ have conceded have came late on
- This once again came back to haunt West Brom against Birmingham
Now, after this was repeated on Wednesday, Brown was quick to question the fitness levels of the Baggies players, as they once again failed to hold onto a lead.
He said on BBC Radio WM on 26 November: “It’s frustrating conceding late on again, they should be fit enough, they should be able to play for four hours with how fit they’re supposed to be.”
West Brom continue to fail in the second half
It has already been pointed out how poor West Brom are in the second half, and this has now come to haunt the Baggies again.
While West Brom did have chances to extend their lead after half-time, they have once again failed to consolidate their lead, resulting in more points dropped.
Mason is already facing heavy pressure at The Hawthorns, with the Baggies now languishing in 17th, five points off the playoffs.
If results do not pick up soon, it is hard to see how the Englishman will remain in his post at the Black Country club.
With Swansea and QPR up next, hopefully Mason will be able to secure back-to-back wins and silence his critics.
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