West Brom had a nightmare with Cedric Kipre

In Saturday’s residence defeat towards Sheffield United which despatched West Brom backside of the Championship, new supervisor Carlos Corberan had only one pure centre-back on the pitch.

The Spanish supervisor, who was appointed early final week, opted for a 3-4-2-1 formation with Darnell Furlong and Erik Pieters that includes as centre-backs, regardless of each having performed as full-backs for a lot of their careers.

It was clear to see that neither have been notably comfy in that place because the Blades got here away with a snug 2-0 win on the Hawthorns, so Corberan should rethink his staff choice if he needs to proceed with a three-at-the-back formation sooner or later.

Corberan is at present with out Kean Bryan, Semi Ajayi and Kyle Bartley via damage and inheriting a defensive disaster is the very last thing the previous Huddersfield boss wants as he seems to show a woeful begin to the season round.

Even when the likes of Ajayi and Bartley have been match, they’ve dissatisfied, with WhoScored rating them because the Twelfth-best and 14th-best gamers within the squad to date this season, with abysmal 6.49 and 6.38 common scores respectively.

This begs the query of why Steve Bruce allowed Cedric Kipre to hitch Championship rivals Cardiff Metropolis on mortgage through the summer time switch window.

Ought to West Brom have saved Kipre?

The 25-year-old defender, who joined West Brom from Wigan Athletic in 2020, has struggled for normal sport time throughout his time with the Baggies, making simply 19 appearances in all competitions.

He has already almost eclipsed that with the Bluebirds, making 16 appearances for them as they at present sit seventeenth within the second tier, which is a much more comfy place to be in than the Baggies.

The Ivorian defender earned a whole lot of reward from his former coach Tommy Wright when he was youthful, who highlighted qualities now {that a} sure Corberan would love in his facet.

He instructed The Athletic: “You may see at 18 that Cedric had the whole lot. He was most likely probably the most ripped participant I’ve ever seen at 18. He had muscle mass bulging out of him that I didn’t know existed! However he might additionally play. He was so elegant on the ball — nearly like a Rolls-Royce.

“He’s like an murderer; actually quiet however with a presence about him. He wouldn’t be the one that you just’d go round taking the mickey out of as a result of he might destroy you bodily however he was a really quiet, centered 18-year-old, who didn’t converse a lot English on the time and was settling into a brand new nation.”

Kipre has impressed in his time with Cardiff up to now, averaging a 6.82 ranking which is barely bettered by one defender in West Brom’s squad, which emphasises simply how poor a call it was by Bruce to ship him out on mortgage this summer time.

Certainly, the membership’s new boss would now get a substantial amount of use from the Parisian centre-back.