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TM to stick to attacking principles

20-Aug-2008
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West Brom manager Tony Mowbray insists he will not compromise his beliefs about playing free-flowing football to survive in the Premier League. The Baggies scored 106 goals last season as they won the Championship and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup before losing by a single goal to eventual winners Portsmouth. And Mowbray, whose side were beaten 1-0 at Arsenal on the opening day of the season, will stick to the same philosophies. The former Hibernian boss said: "We can't go and kick lumps out of anybody. We haven't got that type of player. "Everyone keeps telling me 'go and get a centre midfield player'. I'm not interested in central midfield players just for the sake of it. "I'm only interested in good footballers if we can get them. The more good footballers you've got, the better chance you've got. "We only lost 11... [read full story]                    

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