'A little worrying': West Brom fans on 0-0 draw with Cardiff

Express & Star

West Brom fans caught up with Jonny Drury after Albion's frustrating 0-0 draw with Cardiff. Albion were after a first win in five games - and dominated Cardiff throughout. They had massive chances in both halves, with Josh Maja having the best late in the second half. But it was another frustrating afternoon for Albion.

Transcript

00:00Ben, Leighton, more frustration, Albion had enough chances to probably win about 3 games

00:12there, just sum up what you saw and how you're feeling?

00:15I thought first half, I thought the game was even-steven, I thought obviously Cardiff

00:19have come off the back of 2 good home results and I thought you could see in the first half

00:23that that had carried through, I know we're talking about Cardiff here but in stark contrast

00:27in the second half, they showed no intent to want to win the game at all, they looked

00:30contempt of the draw and there was only one team going to win it, we pushed especially

00:35towards the end, just couldn't get the breakthrough and like you just said, so frustrated.

00:40I would agree, it's frustrating out there, 3 home games, we haven't even had a goal,

00:45it's been like a while we haven't had the goal, the last goal we had was a good turn

00:51for Cardiff, it's like frustrating, I am so frustrated, we had enough chances out there,

00:57first half they were comfortable in, second half, draw, that's the only thing I can say,

01:03I'm frustrated as hell.

01:04I think it was a bit passive, we were going left, right, back, not forward, so I don't

01:11know what to say, it's been a bit frustrating to be fair.

01:15Definitely frustrated, just going back to the team selection, he made 4 changes today,

01:18most he's made for a while, Top Grant and Fellows brought other players in, what did

01:23you kind of make of it?

01:24Amalumbi.

01:25Amalumbi as well, yeah, what did you kind of make of it?

01:26Yeah, I was a bit, I thought dropping Moulumi was a bit of a strange one, I thought he was

01:31the best player against Blackburn, so I expected him to start next to Alex, when he's got the

01:35three of those fitted, he does seem to prefer that combination of Rasich and Alex Murray,

01:40but I was a bit surprised not to see him start.

01:44Tom, what I could understand, I think he's been a bit off the ball the last few games,

01:49so I could see the change there, and I was glad Johnson started, I was glad to see Mike

01:53get the start as well, so I didn't really have a problem with the changes, so I was

01:57okay with that, not too bad.

01:59Same here, no problem, I don't know why he didn't start Moulumbi, it's a strange choice

02:04bringing Rasich over Moulumbi.

02:06I can understand Tom, because he's been off the pan for a bit, but Moulumbi was the best

02:13player against Blackburn, I think he should have started next to Murray, it's a bit weird.

02:17He would have gone with Moulumbi as well.

02:19I would have gone with Moulumbi.

02:20I think, personally, I think he should have kept Johnson on, to be fair.

02:24I don't know what to say, to be honest, I mean, whatever team he's putting out at the

02:31minute, there just seems to be a lack of ideas going forward now, I mean, how many games

02:36has that been drawn now, three or four, and it's just not, we don't look dangerous enough

02:41going forward, we absolutely don't want to get shot away, it seems to be like, go left,

02:45go right, go back, and trying to pass the ball, it's no good.

02:50Just finally, you know, that's two shutouts here, you know, haven't scored for two games,

02:54well, three games here, but two nil-nils, in terms of, you know, are you sort of worried,

03:00only Trammier have scored less goals at home in the whole of the Football League than Albi

03:03this season, you know, they've got quality there, but are you worried, are you confident

03:07it'll kind of turn, and the goals will start to flow again?

03:11I hope to God that they do, but you're right, it has definitely dried up, especially at

03:16home, I think the approach play is still good, I think we're still getting the ball out wide,

03:21I think we're still getting into good positions, but whereas previously we were getting on

03:25the end of stuff, that seems to have dried up, like it's definitely a source of frustration,

03:30I'm hoping it's going to turn sooner rather than later, because it definitely needs to.

03:33The goals have just dried up, I would agree with my dad here, the goals have just dried

03:38up, like at the start of the season we were on rapid fire, like top of the league, but

03:42I feel like the goals have dried up, and yeah, they've dried up, and that's the only thing

03:47I can say.

03:48I agree, that's dried up.

03:50I'm not going to put that in the manager, because he's done a great job, but going forward,

03:54just not doing it, I don't understand why, I'd say we're going left, right, back, just

04:01not putting enough chances in the box, I think.

04:04I think when you look at last season, how strong we was at home, and now this season,

04:09we're struggling to score, let alone win.

04:15It is a bit worrying, but I think Corberham's got his hands tied, because he's had to reduce

04:19the wage bill, he's had to bring players in on a limited budget, he's doing a good job,

04:26but I just think we need to start putting chances away now, we need to start creating

04:30more, and Cardiff, they've turned it around since they sat the manager, but that was a

04:36game today where Cardiff haven't even had a shot on target, they've had five shots in

04:40the whole game, we've created some 19 shots on goal, we've had numerous out of corners,

04:46but we just can't put it in the back of the net, and that's worrying me a bit now.

Category

Transcript

Recommended