When he was Baggies boss, Carlos Corberan had an interesting analogy to describe the balance that coaches have to strike between defending and attacking.
The Spaniard compared it to a blanket; pull it up too high and your feet get cold, but pull it down too low and your upper body is cold.
The suggestion was also made that few coaches have the perfectly sized blanket to keep everything toasty warm, so trade-offs between attacking threat and defensive solidity must be made.
It is a problem Ryan Mason has wrestled with at Albion all season.