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Tony Pulis 'annoyed' by reputation that he just saves clubs from relegation

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis admits that he gets "frustrated" when people describe him as a coach who can just save clubs from relegation.

West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis has admitted that he is "disappointed" that he has built a reputation of being the coach who just saves clubs from relegation.

During his time at Stoke City, the 57-year-old pulled his side out of the drop zone and went on to establish the Potters as a regular Premier League team.

After leaving the Britannia in 2013, Pulis helped keep Crystal Palace in the top flight and now finds himself with the Baggies, who are eight points adrift of the bottom three.

"It's annoying and disappointing that people think I just keep clubs up," Pulis told The Telegraph. "It's a compliment in some respects and something you work very hard over a period of time to achieve to get that recognition.

"But what I get frustrated about is that everybody talks about me never being relegated, nobody talks about the fact I've been promoted out of every league in England.

"I've taken a club, Stoke, that was mid-table in the Championship to an FA Cup Final, into the last 32 of Europe. I get a little bit frustrated that people say I'm the one to get when things aren't going so well."

Pulis is preparing his side to take on Liverpool at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

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