Jay Rodriguez willing to chop and change positions for West Brom

The 27-year-old thundered a 20-yard rocket into the top corner during Albion’s game against Leicester City in the Premier League Asia Trophy this week.

He drifted in off the left wing to score that goal, a position he bagged 17 goals from with Southampton in the 2013/14 season.

Pulis is preparing to try Rodriguez in a number of roles during pre-season, and has already played him centrally behind Salomon Rondon. But having spoken to some of his former managers, he is veering towards that left-hand side.

However, the £12million man may be required to lead the line at times in order to give Rondon a rest. But he’s more than up for the task.

“I feel I am versatile,” he said. “Throughout my career, even when I was young, I've played along the front, left and right, up top or just in behind. So I don't mind, as long as I'm playing. I enjoy playing football and that's all I want to do.”

After the shock of triple sessions in Austria, Rodriguez is enjoying getting back onto the pitch, and he’s settling in well.

“It was lovely to get off the mark,” he said. “I found myself in a little pocket, a pass from Jake (Livermore), I saw the goal, hit it and luckily it went in. I'm really pleased with it.

“The players we've got in the squad, the young lads as well, they're all looking sharp, fit and it's great to be a part of. You can see the quality in training, it's a good place to be.”

Albion play Crystal Palace in tomorrow's third-place play-off, but goalkeeper Ben Foster – who still believes Danny Drinkwater's penalty didn't cross the line on Wednesday – admitted the main aim was to come through the game unscathed.

"This week has been about getting on the ball a bit more which we’ve managed to do," he said.

"I don’t think anybody is going to be expecting us to rip up trees. All four teams will be focusing on getting a few more minutes in the legs and the main thing is to avoid injuries."

Foster, who successfully returned from a serious knee injury 18 months ago, is in fine fettle himself.

"I’m feeling good, feeling strong," he added. "The club are very good to me and understand I need to manage my body in a certain way.

"They are very good at listening to me and looking after me. I’m sure our schedule has been different than other teams although to be fair, after the week we had in Austria, it couldn’t have got any better.

"A real tough week but everybody came through it."