West Bromwich Albion Head coach Eric Ramsay has struggled early in his tenure after taking over from Ryan Mason last month.

The British tactician hails from MLS Minnesota, has no experience coaching first-team football in England and has endured a difficult start at the club.

Ramsey lost three and drew two of his first five games in charge of the Lightbags, including a 5-0 defeat at home to Norwich City and a 3-0 loss away to Portsmouth – two teams around them in the league. championship Relegation battle.

West Brom are one point above the relegation zone ahead of Tuesday night’s clash with Birmingham City, who sit fourth at home and have lost just once in 15 games at St Andrews.

Ramsey will have to make some bold selection decisions, including dropping Isaac Price, if the former MLS boss is to avoid relegation and the sacking within his first few months at the club.

Why Isaac Prices Should Drop

The Northern Ireland international has scored five goals and provided two assists in his first 12 games for the Lantern Bags and looks to be in the best shape of a big season as the new campaign begins.

However, a month or so since that fantastic start, he has only scored one goal and provided one assist in 21 games, suggesting it was just a blip.

Price has made one goal and zero assists in the Lightbags’ last 16 Championship games and scored a free-kick in the defeat to Middlesbrough, while Ramsey simply needs more help from his attacking midfielders.

If West Brom are to escape the relegation battle, the manager needs players who can score and assist regularly in that area of ​​the pitch.

Ramsey could therefore keep his job at The Hawthorns by finally dropping Price from the starting line-up, freeing up a new signing who could be the club’s new Matheus Pereira.

West Brom star could be Matheus Pereira 2.0

The Brazilian attacking midfielder has been a threat at the top end of the pitch during his time with the Knickerbockers, scoring 20 goals and providing 26 assists in 77 appearances in all competitions.

Pereira made 42 appearances in the Championship in his first season at the club, scoring eight goals and providing 20 assists, often providing both goals and assists as a dribbling and creative player.

Now, West Brom have signed Xindolo Mustafa on loan from Crystal Palace, signing a young talent who has the potential to become the next version of the club’s Brazilian maestro.

The 19-year-old attacking midfielder joined the club on loan from Crystal Palace on deadline day and did not feature in the 0-0 draw with Stoke City last time out as he signed so late last Monday.

However, with more time to train and get to know his new team-mates over the past seven days, Mustafa is likely to make his debut against Birmingham, which is why Ramsey should drop Price out of the wing and use the young talent as his attacking midfielder.

The Sierra Leone international has scored one goal in three appearances for his country, scoring 18 goals and providing 18 assists at U18 and U21 level for Palace, showing he can provide a threat both as a scorer and goal creator.

It shows that the 19-year-old ace, described as “Terrible” talent The player, scouted by U23s Antonio Mango, has the potential to become a Pereira-esque figure for the Knickerbockers if he can bring his youth form to the first-team.

While there’s no guarantee he’ll start scoring goals and assists every week like he did at U18 and U21 level, West Brom picked him and signed him for a reason, so they have to believe he’s capable of playing at Championship level.

Therefore, Ramsey must unlock his abilities from the start and provide the youngster with an opportunity to prove that he has what it takes to become Pereira 2.0, a move that could ultimately save the head coach’s job in the long run if Mustafa’s goals and assists keep the Baggies at the top of the table.

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