Carlos Corberan highlighted West Brom’s defensive resilience after fifth-placed West Brom secured a 1-1 draw at fellow promotion chasers Hull.
The Baggies looked up against it after 35 minutes when Fabio Carvalho scored an elite goal from distance that swerved into the top-left corner.
But Corberan’s men responded manfully and equalised after 43 minutes after Darnell Furlong’s header off Jed Wallace’s corner looped over Ryan Allsop.
Corberan said: “A point was the fair result for what both teams created on the pitch.
“We both had similar types of chances and a similar number of chances.
“When you don’t win the game, it’s important not to lose.
“I think that the quality of players Hull has right now made it difficult for us and we needed to concentrate in defence to get something.
“Our defence was key to getting something out of the game, but we need to improve in two key parts: don’t concede possession and create chances.”
Sixth-placed Hull had won their last three games and would have moved above West Brom in the table with victory.
But, perhaps surprisingly, the visitors were quicker into their stride and struck the crossbar after 20 minutes through Jed Wallace.
Carvalho’s dipping opener, which did goalkeeper Alex Palmer for pace and zip, therefore came as a shock to Corberan.
But the Baggies retained a healthy tempo before the restart and equalised when Furlong evaded his marker and powerfully headed home.
Both sides struck a post after the restart, but Corberan conceded that a draw was a fair result.
He said: “We tried to be aggressive and to stop them playing from the back and we did that well.
“We had some good possibilities that could have given us something else (more goals), but they had a big chance in the second half, too.
“It was important not to lose, but it was also important that the players gave everything.
“They have a lot of quality players, and Carvalho showed the danger that he has.
“In open play we were fantastic, but we still need to increase our levels of concentration.
“We are going to work even harder, keep improving and increasing the details.
“This year the competition for the play-off positions is going to be very tight. I think there are four very strong teams that have made a gap, but the key for me is to keep going and to keep improving.”
Counterpart Liam Rosenior was unhappy by the manner in which West Brom scored and challenged his players to become more streetwise in key moments.
He said: “I just want to win every game that we play, but if you can’t win, don’t lose – it doesn’t matter at what stage of the season.
“We put ourselves in a strong position against a really organised team, but these games are about fine margins.
“We are a young team but with two minutes before half-time we should have kicked the ball out into touch – and then we conceded a corner.
“That period between Fabio’s goal and their goal, we were in control of the game, but in football it is about managing moments and we didn’t do that, which was frustrating.
“We just need to learn from the mistakes, but I can’t fault players in terms of engagement, energy levels and commitment.
“If that continues, I think we’re in a really strong position.”
Rosenior added: “I love the expectation, but we have to remember where we came from.
“It’s a process, and we’re not going to get it right every week.
“We just need to keep moving in the right direction and stay calm.
“We’re in are really good spot. We need to stay consistent, stay calm and ignore the noise.
“We’ll keep playing the way we believe – this could be a really good point for us.”
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