West Bromwich Albion boss Alan Irvine has no problems wielding the axe after dropping Swedish defender Jonas Olsson from his starting line-up. The Baggies chief warned he is prepared to drop any under-performing players ahead of Wednesday's Capital One Cup clash with Hull.
"It wasn't easy telling Jonas what I intended to do," he told the club's official site.
"I have huge respect for him. He is a top professional and a very, very good player, but he has made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes which have proved costly in the last couple of games.
"I have a full range of choices for the first time and I had to look a couple of people in the eye and tell them they were not playing. It is never pleasant but it is part of the job.
"And you can be absolutely certain that Jonas will remain a very important member of the squad."
