West Brom could hire Mowbray 2.0 in 4-2-3-1 promotion winner

Nine games, zero wins, four draws and five losses later, Eric Ramsay has been sacked by West Bromwich Albion, who have seen their second young manager fail in the space of a few months.

The Baggies’ reliance on the inexperienced is as commendable as it should be regarding those at the Hawthorns and Ramsay’s tenure could not have been a disaster.

The 34-year-old player was not happy with the new manager’s bounce. His side lost from the start – losing 5-0 to Norwich City in just his second game in charge.

So, it’s back to square one for West Brom, who sit one point above the bottom of the Championship and in the hunt for their next manager. But how did Ramsay get so upset?

What went wrong for Eric Ramsay at West Brom

First impressions matter in this life and especially in English football these days. It’s a lesson Ramsay has been forced to learn the hard way in recent months, with the aforementioned Norwich defeat setting him up for an impossible task before he makes his mark on the Baggies.

The 5–0 defeat set a record for all the wrong reasons as the club’s heaviest home defeat ever outside the top flight. Records kept appearing only there, too.

Having suffered the sack just 44 days into his reign, Ramsay endured the shortest spell of any permanent manager in West Brom’s history, all with a 0% win rate.

Policies were particularly problematic during Ramsay’s reign. The Baggies have scored just five in nine games, with two coming in the manager’s first game against Middlesbrough.

It is clear that, even after changing his 5-4-1 formation to a 4-2-3-1 towards the end of his time at the club, the young manager’s system has never clicked at the Hawthorns.

So, how can they replace him?

West Brom could hire a quick Mowbray replica

Remember when West Brom sacked Tony Mowbray for failing to keep up their push? Oh how the Baggies wished the playoff failure was their biggest problem almost a year later.

The seasoned coach was only three months into his second spell at the club and although he is not perfect, it is clear that he was the best man for the job compared to Ryan Mason and Ramsay.

It is Mowbray’s first time that West Brom are looking to repeat, however, as they enjoyed promotion to the Championship in the 2007/08 season.

But who can be the man who can repeat that success? Yes, according to Sports Boom, Sean Dyche is one of West Brom’s top managers.

After turning to two young managers this season, it looks like West Brom are ready to welcome some much-needed experience and perhaps a manager like the great Mowbray.

Like Mowbray, Dyche’s preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1 these days. But don’t be fooled by how big that sounds. Dyche is not a manager who will prioritize style over victory and that is exactly what West Brom need if they are to avoid relegation.

Although tough spells at Everton and Nottingham Forest are worth noting, Dyche kept the Toffees in the thick of things after a point was conceded and once again had them on the road to survival.

Dyche is someone who knows exactly what it takes to avoid relegation and can turn that survival into promotion with right-back support, as he did previously at Burnley.

Like Mowbray, he represents the dying breed of old-school English managers that West Brom should turn to in the face of Ramsay’s sacking.

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West Brom are considering the former Southampton coach and Bundesliga cup winner to replace Ramsay.

The Baggies are in dire straits.