Saturday, March 4, 2017

‘Complacency is the most annoying word’, says Pulis

Tony Pulis was left annoyed by “complacency talk” after West Brom were humbled at home by Crystal Palace.

Puis claimed his West Brom side had “no spark” after losing 2-0 at home.  He bemoaned Albion’s performance after his side had gone into the game in good form and __with 40 points on the board and looking for a fifth successive home win.

Superb second-half goals from Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend earned Palace a victory over their former manager at The Hawthorns.

Pulis said: “We were tepid right from the beginning, there was no spark. We needed someone to give us that bit of a lift in what was always going to be a tight game.

“I don’t think any of our players have played to the level they could have. Our players have been fantastic so far, so I put it down to one of those games. If I knew why, I’d be a genius.”

Pulis is currently involved in a legal dispute __with Palace but insisted the loss did not hurt more because of matters off the pitch.

He said: “I hold my head up high for what I did at Palace, irrespective of all the stuff that is going on. I had eight months there and they were in dire straits. I have nothing to be ashamed of.

“It hurt because it was a home game more than anything else, because our home form has been so good.”

Pulis was taunted by the visiting fans but that did not bother him.

He said: “That’s the game, that’s life. I have no problems with it.”

Asked whether his side were guilty of switching off mentally after reaching the 40-point mark. he added: “Complacency is the most annoying word in dictionary.

“It is human nature to switch off a little bit sometimes. People are people – sometimes they have good days, sometimes they have bad days.”