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Liverpool fans have once again been left scratching their heads over how they failed to beat West Brom.
The Baggies put up a lousy performance Saturday night to lose 4-0 to an Arsenal team that had previously been fighting for goals.
It was West Brom’s third loss in Sam Allardyce’s four games in charge, with his only point coming from a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
That game represented the fewest goals the Baggies have conceded in a game under Allardyce and the only time they have scored with him in charge.
However, their subsequent losses to Leeds and Arsenal have left many Reds fans wondering how their team failed to win.
Allardyce adopted a lighthearted tone after criticizing Anfield, arguing that he had mastered the art of defensive football.
However, the West Brom manager was much more depressed after his team became the first Premier League team since 2014 to concede three or more goals in three consecutive home games.
“It’s been another game where we’ve learned more and more about the players that we have,” he told BT Sport.
“I think we have learned a lot about what we can and cannot do.
“We need to find a way to try to make sure we are not as careless as when conceding goals.
“That seems to be defending more deeply, like we did in Man City and Liverpool.
“It seems that if we go and attack the opposition, when we try to open up, we leave opportunities for the opposition and we can’t cope.”
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And he added: “We have to defend better, it’s that simple.
“If that means we have to wait until the right opportunity to attack, like we did at Liverpool in the second half, then that’s the way we’ll have to do it.
“Otherwise we have shown that when we open up and try to play Villa, Leeds and Arsenal, we are not doing very well.”
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