James Morrison was visibly annoyed as he spoke to the press following West Brom’s defeat to fellow Championship strugglers Oxford United on Saturday.
Albion remain a point ahead of the relegation zone but are now just three points clear of second-bottom Oxford after defeat at the Kassam Stadium.
“How are you supposed to have a chance?” the interim boss asked as he tried to dissect how his side had come away with nothing despite dominating for large parts of the game.
Oxford capitalised on two defensive mistakes from Charlie Taylor on a day they never looked like scoring from open play. Meanwhile, Albion failed to put any real pressure on Oxford’s back line despite dominating possession for long spells.
James Morrison reacts to Oxford United defeat
Morrison said: “It’s not acceptable. I thought we started the game on top in the first 15 minutes, but we knew what game plan was going to come and we didn’t deal with it.
“They’ve got to take responsibility for that – two balls in the box, two goals in the first 30 minutes – how are you supposed to have a chance of winning a game away from home?
“Then when we were around the box we weren’t creative enough, weren’t brave enough, so it’s deeply disappointing.”
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It is understood Morrison would have the chance to put his case forward for the head coach vacancy on a more permanent basis, but Saturday’s result would not have helped his chances.
Going into the game, Morrison was unbeaten in three games as interim boss at West Brom.