West Brom boss makes vow after admitting 'the impossible was happening'
Tony Mowbray is ready to shout himself hoarse in an attempt to change the mentality of his new Albion squad.
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The Hawthorns head coach is focused on changing around the mindset of the Albion players he inherited from predecessor Carlos Corberan this month.
But Mowbray, whose side are next in action at rock-bottom Plymouth on Saturday lunchtime, stressed he must not lose the sturdy defensive resilience coached into the squad by the Spaniard.
The 61-year-old did admit, however, he will end up losing his voice barking orders for players to be front-footed to win the ball back, rather than settle back into a defensive shape.
"I think it's really important to not throw (away) all the good work of the last two years of the well-coached team, out-of-possession particularly, and being difficult to break down," said Mowbray.
"We talked about 11 draws in 12 games, it's almost impossible, and yet that's what happened. I know sometimes they were in front, sometimes chasing.
"I'd have to say I don't want to lose that. I've been very vocal they keep using the best bits of the previous - but here I am and I want to play open, attacking football. You have to come off the leash a little.
"I'm going to lose my voice a little bit because they don't counter-press. They lose the ball and they don't step on, they step back into shape. I want to do the other way.
"Bit by bit, over the piece, I'm sure that will come and we'll become a team that creates more chances and scores more goals."
Albion took advantage of a poor and rotated Portsmouth side who struggle away from home last time out by thrashing in five goals at The Hawthorns. The sight of players bursting forward to attack having already netted four or five times was the clearest indication of Mowbray's influence so far.
Saturday takes the Baggies - who are still in the market for a striker before Monday night's transfer deadline - to a Pilgrims side whose four wins this term have come on their Home Park patch.
"I just want the group to build the mentality really that we just keep going, it doesn't matter about the score, we have to get the football right on the pitch," added Mowbray.
"We have to know how to attack, know how many men to commit beyond the ball. We kept going."
