Salomon Rondon getting used to Tony Pulis' style at West Brom

Salomon Rondon says he has now got used to playing Tony Pulis's 'disruptive' style.

The Venezuelan striker struggled to make an impact during the first half of the season after the club spent a record £12million on him last summer.

But his performances have improved in the second half of the season and a purple patch of form that yielded five goals in nine starts means he currently tops the club's scoring charts with eight this campaign.

Rondon played under Manuel Pellegrini at Malaga and Andre Villas-Boas at Zenit St Petersburg.

According to him their styles were very different to the way Pulis sets up.

"Pellegrini had a very simple way of playing," Rondon told the Guardian.

"The wingers were to stay wide, on the flanks, and he wanted his striker always in the area.

"With AVB it was exactly the same. Zenit are a big team in Russia and from game to game, whether it is in Europe or domestic, the fans of the club demand that you are playing in this way.

"You have to be on the ball, coming out of the area to join in play, making runs into the area.

"Here, with Pulis, is different, more than anything because you are often running into space to try to disrupt the defensive line. You touch the ball less in favour of creating more space."

Rondon has been a battering ram running the channels all season, but he's been isolated for most games and that tactic has only recently looked dangerous.

"I have to get used to this strategy," said Rondon. "It is a different job to what went before. I feel good in it now."

Only Villa have created fewer chances this season than the Baggies, and Rondon knows he needs to be clinical. "In the one or two occasions of scoring that you get, you have to take them," he added.