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Carlos Corberan sets West Brom record straight

Carlos Corberan believes unrealistic expectations were set by Albion’s flying start to the season.

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Carlos Corberan (Photo by Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images).

After leading the Championship in the first month of the season the Baggies’ progress has been checked by back-to-back defeats against Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough.

In a television interview after the game the head coach said an unbeaten run of five wins in six created “expectations that are not real”.

Asked to expand, he added: “I think when you only play against six or seven teams you cannot make any kind of conclusion – I didn’t do it.