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West Brom boss Pardew reveals attacking system plans; 'current squad too good to go down'

West Brom boss Alan Pardew has plans for an attacking system.

Pardew has revealed that keeping three strikers in his starting line-up has been a focus for his first full week of training.

He told the club's website: "We've talked about the kind of work that went on the pitch that didn't quite work for us last week and which we felt we could do better.

"We talked about trying to create more possibilities for scoring goals without putting ourselves at risk.

"When you put three strikers out there, their diligence has to be of a certain level - which it was. I couldn't fault that against Palace.

"Their defensive diligence was spot on. But it's about the other side of the game and getting a little bit more in the final third."

Meanwhile, Pardew is adamant the current squad is good enough to stay up.

While he has plans for the January market, Pardew insists he has total confidence in the quality he inherited.

"I would not have come if I didn't think that," he said. "I definitely think that's the case and we need to prove it."

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