West Brom: Grant must be axed for Dike

West Bromwich Albion have been arguably victims of the enforced World Cup break, given the way it appeared like Carlos Corberan had utterly reworked their season in such a brief house of time.

Having picked up a Baggies workforce languishing within the relegation zone, three wins on the spin alongside three consecutive clear sheets lastly noticed them crawl to security, though it stays solely by goal difference.

It was clear that the Spaniard had recognized the goalscoring downside as a problem for the long run, looking for to repair solely what he may management within the type of strict organisation within the backline.

Nevertheless, if he desires to really fulfil his ambitions of a Premier League return with West Brom, he must rectify their report of simply 24 targets in 20 Championship video games.

He may need the reply to his issues returning on the excellent time, nonetheless, as each he and Steve Bruce have suffered from the absence of Daryl Dike.

Having signed in January for a payment of over £7m, it was thought that alongside Karlan Grant the 2 would boast greater than sufficient firepower for this division.

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Nevertheless, having suffered a string of injuries, the American is but to play greater than four video games for the membership.

However, having scored on his return for the youth sides, he will certainly boast full health when their subsequent fixture rolls round.

The 22-year-old could have had a complete month to endear himself to the brand new supervisor, and given the toothless nature of Grant, it may spell the tip for the £20k-per-week marksman who Colin Murray labelled “valuable” solely final 12 months.

This 12 months nonetheless, he has simply three targets within the league and has been an enormous cause behind their lack of offensive risk.

He will likely be changed by Dike, a person who scored nine in simply 22 video games for Barnsley and 19 in 41 for Orlando Metropolis.

As soon as branded as a “beast” by Nigel Quashie, his bodily presence and goalscoring know-how will likely be a refreshing change on the Hawthorns.

He could possibly be key in a real turnaround for West Brom, who might want to add a constant stream of targets in an effort to capitalise on their newfound defensive solidity.