Do West Brom need a new approach to the ten role?

Jonny Drury and Lewis Cox answer all your questions on the latest episode of the Baggies Broadcast!

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00:00Do you think our priority in January is to sign a genuine number 10? Despite our attacking

00:04options, our only two 10s are a winger moved inside in Grady or a central midfield style

00:13player in Swift. We need a genuine 10 which scores and assists most weeks. I've got a

00:19lot of frustration with the 10 area Leo. At times Swift can look great, at times he can

00:25look the worst player on the field. At times Deangana can look great, at times he can look

00:29the worst player on the field. I thought he was very cool last night. I've been an advocate

00:34for change. There is another question about this. I've been an advocate for changing it.

00:37Maybe system, maybe personnel. I don't think Albion will go and sign a genuine number 10

00:45in January. I don't think they will. I think we just need to see more from the two that

00:50are playing there to be honest. Or maybe look at other options which we'll come on to a

00:53little bit later.

00:55It's interesting that both Swift and Deangana are out of contract, isn't it?

00:59But they're hot and cold and hit and miss, aren't they? The context is Deangana having

01:11a strong second half to last season. From my perspective, hoping for him to grasp that

01:18role as the main man this time around. But he hasn't. Through fitness, he's had a couple

01:23of knocks already and he hasn't really been able to get up to speed yet as he just hasn't.

01:26Lively from the bench, the odd occasion. And Swift, I think, started the season pretty

01:32well in that run of form, slightly deeper role. But again, tailed off. I'm not saying

01:41that number 10s attacking midfielders get a free pass for being inconsistent and should

01:46have dubbed this luxury role and not always affecting the game. It shouldn't be the case,

01:51should it? But Koberena has been happy with Deangana, by and large, since he got back.

01:57I'm not saying last night, but since he got back from his latest injury set.