West Brom dealt potential double manager setback in Ryan Mason replacement search
West Brom are hoping the search for Ryan Mason’s successor isn’t a lengthy one.
Leicester City beat West Brom 2-1 on Monday night, making it four defeats in Albion’s last five Championship games.
Hours after the full-time whistle sounded at the King Power Stadium, Mason was sacked as West Brom head coach, bringing to an end a disappointing first managerial role for the former Spurs coach.
Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay has been linked with West Brom, whilst Ralph Hasenhuttl has also been linked with The Hawthorns.
West Brom-linked Michael Carrick reveals Man United desire
Michael Carrick has also been strongly touted with West Brom, as the former Middlesbrough head coach continues to look for his next route back into management after being axed at the Riverside in June of last year.
However, following Ruben Amorim’s departure at Manchester United, the 44-year-old Red Devils legend has once again been linked with reprising his caretaker role at Old Trafford that he performed in 2021.
And, in a fresh report from GIVEMESPORT, Carrick is said to be willing to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s assistant manager if the man who he had stepped in for as United’s caretaker back in 2021, beats him to the interim job this time round.
It’s stated that both Solskjaer and Carrick will hold talks with United chiefs over the next 48 hours, whilst current caretaker Darren Fletcher will continue to take charge of their FA Cup clash with Brighton on Sunday.
Solskjaer had also been touted as an outside contender for the Albion job, making this a double blow of sorts.
Why Michael Carrick wouldn’t be pragmatic Ryan Mason replacement
West Brom, as any Baggies fan will tell you, have been incredibly frustrating to watch this season.
Mason arrived at The Hawthorns looking to play a possession-oriented brand of football, and given they currently sit 10th in the Championship for average possession per game (52 per cent) compared to their league position of 18th, he was relatively successful in that regard.
- Carrick finished with a 46 per cent win rate at Middlesbrough
- His Boro team ranked fifth in the Championship for average possession in 2024-25 (55.6 per cent)
- Boro conceded 56 goals last season, two more than 21st-placed Hull City and the same as 19th-placed Derby County
However, Albion have also averaged just 1.1 goals per game (16th-fewest), have kept just five clean sheets (16th-fewest) and have missed 40 big chances (fourth-most).
In short, there was some nice football being played with West Brom routinely having more of the ball, but there was a distinct lack of quality at both ends of the pitch.
Ask any Middlesbrough fan, and they will tell you that this pretty much encapsulates why Carrick was ultimately axed on Teesside, as supporters grew frustrated and disillusioned with his reluctance to change from a 4-2-3-1, slow build-up system.
Carrick would bring an almost identical approach and philosophy to West Brom based off his Middlesbrough evidence, and as such, Patel should look to go in a different direction.