Eric Ramsay wants to leave West Brom fans in no doubt about how his side try to win

The 34-year-old head coach checks in from MLS side Minnesota United in the United States with a reputation of organising sides to provide a solid foundation from which to build.

Albion have, many would argue, lacked clarity and identity for some time. Supporters have regularly felt confused or pessimistic or both in the last year as Tony Mowbray and Mason failed to strike a chord.

Ramsay's work to build an unfancied Minnesota side to more than the sum of its parts working on a modest budget caught the eye of Shilen Patel's ownership group, as did the notion of organisation and discipline while finding a way to score goals and win games.

"I'm someone that wants to create a real sense of clarity very quickly," Ramsay said at his media unveiling on Wednesday. "I want it to be very clear what the expectations are on the players in terms of the way in which the team plays, what the standards are within that framework, and I want to build that sense of consistency very quickly.

"So the messages so far have centred around that, how things need to look day-to-day, what it is we will expect from the team, and how we start to build a sense of a real high-performance culture in that building."

He added: "I think I'm a coach that places huge value, and I've built my career on clarity and level of organisation and level of communication to make sure there are no grey areas.

"Things are in very clear terms for players, and I know that with that you create the conditions where you can start to place real demands on players.

"With that comes control of games, as I've talked about, whether that is with the ball or whether that is without the ball, and ultimately that's what I'm striving for as quickly as possible. I know with a certain level of work, if it's met in the right way, we will get what we want.

"I want them (fans) to look at the team and instantly see a high level of organisation. I want there to be an expectation as to what they're going to see. I don't want there to be surprises.

"I want them to feel that sense of clarity. I want it to be very obvious as to how we're trying to win games of football. If we can achieve that, it will look controlled, it will look connected, and we'll feel like we're a very difficult team to play against and we've got a very good chance of winning every game."

The Shrewsbury-born head coach cut his teeth in the academy at Swansea and his hometown club in League One before stints with Chelsea, Manchester United and Wales. He boasts a breadth of experience that defy his youthful appearance and tender age.

Some may point to a lack of Championship experience as a head coach, but Ramsay described how his previous roles have provided a solid understanding of how the second tier works.

He said: "I know what MLS has meant for me on my coaching journey, and I've coached beneath the Championship with Shrewsbury, I've coached above the Championship as an assistant in the Premier League and the Champions League, and I've spent two years working in that elite youth development context with Chelsea that feeds this league relentlessly.

"So I know very well the demands from a playing perspective, and I feel like the experience around the Championship that I've complemented with two years in a very demanding setting as a head coach, it could not have prepared me better for this."