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West Bromwich Albion Chris Brunt’s latest game as Baggies interim manager had to end with a draw away from home.
The Northern Irish would have gone on to win the game in a row had it not been for a surprise late goal from Wales veteran Joe Allen. championship, But unfortunately, the Swansea City midfielder had other ideas.
Brent has impressed in spells since he unexpectedly took over the reins Carlos CorberanIt appears that the second-tier promotion candidates are stepping up their efforts to replace the Spaniard once and for all.
West Brom in talks with bold Corberan successor
According to recent reports @talkwba on X (formerly Twitter) West Brom look set to hold talks with former Young Boys boss Raphael Wicky over a replacement for Corberan, who will be a replacement option at left field.
The Swiss manager, who is “loved” by the second-tier side, will join England after a successful spell in his native Switzerland, while also managing the Chicago Fire in the United States.
While he has yet to experience the rigors of EFL football, if a deal is to be done the Lantern Baggers will be praying he adapts quickly to his new surroundings as he has already won on these shores after defeating Pep Guardiola’s side reputation. Manchester City returned to Basel in 2018 as coach.
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What Wicky can offer West Brom
Waiki is also now without a side facing a bruising Manchester City, with his Basel side offering a Loss of first home It was the best performance of the season for the super-confident hosts as they ran out 2-1 winners.
Basel also beat Mourinho’s Manchester United 1-0 in the same round of the Champions League, with both English football giants overshadowed by the 47-year-old’s performance.
Domestically in Switzerland, Waiki also excelled as head coach of the Junior Boys’ side, leading the team to a Swiss League and Swiss Cup double in the highly successful 2022/23 season.
Therefore, everything suggests that he can continue to be a great successor to Corberan’s throne, managing to get more from an underdog team, just like the current Valencia boss did for the Lightbag when he first arrived The team did so when they were already close to being at the foot of the Championship.
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Wicky vs. Corberan – Key Figures |
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Metric |
wiki |
Coberan |
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game management |
321 |
244 |
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victory |
168 |
96 |
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lottery |
62 |
64 |
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loss |
91 |
83 |
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Statistics passed transfer market. |
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However, despite Corberan turning West Brom into regular play-off challengers without having to worry about the decline under Steve Bruce, Wickie managed more wins overall as head coach, achieving 168 victories compared to 96 for his opponent, despite having 77 more clashes than his opponent.
Still, a 52% win rate cannot be brushed aside at just one glance and the 47-year-old will be hoping for more and more wins as boss if the Hawthorns do come calling soon.
A 4-2-3-1 formation was often used when the Young Boys were in charge – as well as the more popular 4-4-2 formation – which would suit the current Baggies formation very well as Tom Fellows is always a threat on the flank for the team. Provides a strong defensive formation.
It was always a tough ask for West Brom to go out and find their dream successor immediately, but in Waikiki’s case promotion hopefuls could get their hands on gold with an unknown entity.
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