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Tony Mowbray's damning defensive assessment needs to spark West Brom response

Tony Mowbray is never a manager to go over the top and rant after his side have been beaten.

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Mason Holgate in action for West Brom against Blackburn Rovers (Photo by Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images)

But reading between the lines you could see he was less than impressed with what was served up in the 2-0 defeat to Blackburn.

No doubt some choice words will have been said in the Albion dressing room, after a pretty blunt display against a big play-off rival.

For the first time in his second Albion spell, he was a bit more cutting with his analysis of his side, talking about mentality and the inability to win back to back games.

But some of his other words will have hit harder for a certain area of the Albion side.