Ryan Mason says his side have to be “killers” in front of goal after Leicester snatched an incredibly disappointing late equaliser at The Hawthorns on Friday night.
The Baggies were leading 1-0 heading into the dying stages following a splendid individual strike from Samuel Iling-Junior on his full debut after just 10 minutes.
Mason’s men had several opportunities to add a second, with chances falling to George Campbell, Josh Maja, Isaac Price and Toby Collyer, among others, in the second period.
However, with the final seconds approaching, the Foxes forced the ball into Josh Griffiths’ net.
The boss was adamant Albion deserved so much more from the contest and said: “Emotions are obviously still running extremely high. We’re disappointed not to win that game of football.
“It’s our second home game in-a-row where we’ve done more than enough to win the game.
“The nature of how we conceded at the end was so disappointing as well. We limited them so much and we’ve then had moments in the second half where we have to kill the game off. That’s the story of it and that’s something we need to learn and improve on. We need to get more in those moments.
“A 1-0 scoreline is a dangerous scoreline and we were the team creating more. We have to be killers in that moment. We have to try and kill the game off and we didn’t do that tonight.
“I’m disappointed, the lads are disappointed. We need to work and we need to continue to improve.
“We didn’t see that coming, but that’s the reality of football. We win that game 1-0 and see the game out on another day.
“Overall, I thought we were outstanding in the second half, I really do. In the first half they had a bit of control without creating too much – they had a couple of moments.
“I thought we had a real grip on the game in the second half and we controlled it with and without the ball. I thought we showed so much personality and quality with the ball, barring that final action.
“To concede in the way that we did without being opened up or there being a moment of brilliance from them is tough to take. It’s not something we can accept. It’s something we want to improve.
“I’m not here just for good performances and deserving to win. I’m here, and everyone here at this football club, is here to win and we’re not happy when we don’t, especially when we play so well and deserve so much more.
“It was a difficult night and we’re all extremely disappointed not to win.
“Right now, there’s still so much emotion. I’m devastated for the lads because they worked so hard and I’m angry. We had a clear plan and everyone executed it and we deserved so much more.
“I can’t stand in front of the lads and tell them it was a really good performance and we’re so happy with it because I want to win and I want the players to want to win. I want everyone to understand what it takes to win and it’s something we need to improve on.
“Performances aren’t enough. We have so much belief, but we need to continue to work and continue to believe.”
