West Brom boss on why 'short memories' are required this week amid growing pressure and need for an 'edge'
Under-pressure Eric Ramsay has called on Albion to have "short-term memory" as a crunch week reaches critical status at home to Charlton on Tuesday.
The Baggies kicked off a monumental three games in eight days with a 2-0 home defeat to Coventry on Saturday to leave Ramsay winless in his eight games in charge.
With chairman Shilen Patel watching on there are huge question marks on Ramsay's future after just six weeks in charge.
Tuesday's six-pointer at home to the Addicks, who are six points better off than Albion in 17th, is likely to be vital for Ramsay staying at the helm. Another huge clash for survival at second-bottom Oxford comes on Saturday.
"Short-term memory after this game was really important," Ramsay said.
"So again there is a balance between acknowledging what wasn't good enough on Saturday and you can rest assured that that has been done.
"But we also have to make sure that we can move on to Tuesday with the group feeling intact and the group feeling like it can get the result that we need."
Albion fell two down in 32 minutes to the table-topping Sky Blues at The Hawthorns as more toxicity emerged from the stands with chants and jeers aimed at former Minnesota boss Ramsay.
His side did not muster a shot on target until the 79th minute and a tame Isaac Price strike, the only effort to work Carl Rushworth.
"It's a fine balance between acknowledging it but also accepting that if we want to get to where we want to get to, we have to play within those conditions," Ramsay said of the mood around The Hawthorns.
"We have to find a level of confidence and we have to find an edge in front of goal at the moment that we don't have.
"It's not just the final moments in front of goal, it's the build-up play, it's the quality and cleanness on the ball around the top of the box, which was obviously lacking on Saturday.
"Possession wasn't a problem, dominance in the game, middle third upwards wasn't a problem certainly in the second half, but creation was."
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