West Bromwich Albion didn’t discover the drop again right down to the Championship so simple as they might have first thought, notably from an attacking viewpoint.
Regardless of racking up the third-highest charge for photographs at aim per 90 minutes within the division final season (4.14), the Baggies additionally had the joint-lowest ranking for targets per shot (0.07) alongside Barnsley.
One participant that departed the Hawthorns through the earlier summer season switch window that will have definitely made the Baggies a deadlier attacking aspect is Matheus Pereira.
After scoring 20 occasions and offering 26 assists in 77 appearances for the Midlands membership, the Brazilian made a transfer to Saudi Arabia to hyperlink up with Al-Hilal SFC.
Having bagged eight targets and supplied 20 assists in 42 appearances for West Brom within the Championship all through the 2019/20 season, this reveals simply how helpful he would have been had he stayed within the Midlands.
With that previously and Pereira now elsewhere, the remaining weeks of the summer season switch window may give Steve Bruce’s aspect the possibility to usher in what may very well be their new model of the departed Brazilian.
Again in late July, it was claimed by Sky Sports activities that the Hawthorns outfit have been inquisitive about securing a mortgage deal for Manchester United attacking-midfielder Hannibal Mejbri.
With 56 mixed appearances for United’s U18 and U23 squads, the Tunisian has scored seven occasions and provided 19 assists alongside the way in which, which simply goes to point out the clear attacking prowess he has.
It additionally mirrors Pereira’s means to not solely discover the web himself however arrange goalscoring alternatives for his teammates.
Would West Brom have received promotion if they’d Pereira final season?
Sure
No
Actually, with 32 appearances to his title for his new membership, the previous Baggies star chipped in with three targets and 14 assists all through final season.
As for Mejbri, the truth that the 19-year-old was lauded for a “world-class” cross he made throughout a youth sport by former United trainee Paul McShane additionally reveals the technical means he has and the way helpful he may be in an attacking sense.
This might make him a really helpful addition to Bruce’s ranks given their struggles in entrance of aim final season.
With the Baggies boss saying that any recruits between now and the top of the window are prone to be mortgage offers, securing one for Mejbri may very well be a wise transfer for the membership, thus handing them their subsequent model of Pereira and a possible increase to their possibilities of getting promoted within the course of.
