West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has vowed to stick to his beliefs as the Baggies battle to beat the drop.
His team are favourites for relegation, languishing six points from safety with only 10 games to go.
While some managers could be forgiven for compromising finesse for a physical battle in such a position, Mowbray does not agree.
He wants his team to continue to play the passing game which stood them in such good stead in the Championship last term.
Mowbray, whose side visit West Ham on Monday, said: "You'll never see a fighting, scrapping, muscular football team from me.
"You'll see a playing, passing, moving team. What's right and what is wrong? I know what I think is right. If we get relegated, we'll take it on the chin.
"If we have to go back down, the team will be exactly the same next year and, as we did last season, we would hopefully do okay in a league where you've got to do what you believe in."
But Mowbray concedes his side need to tighten up at the back, after letting in 17 goals in their last six games.
He said: "We expected to be fighting for our lives so it is not like we are shell-shocked that we are down there struggling.
"But, if you concede the type of goals we did against Newcastle and Arsenal at home, it knocks the stuffing out of your team.
"Before games, the dressing room is good and ready for the games. Their belief is good but how can you win matches if you defend like we have done sometimes? The defending has got to improve.
"It is frustrating. We work on things. It is not just as if we wash it over and hope it doesn't happen and then we go and concede the same sort of goals again.
"As soon as the silly goals stop going in, we can give ourselves a chance to win some games."
On-loan Arsenal striker Jay Simpson will be available to face West Ham after being ineligible to face his parent club last time.
Fellow forward and seven-goal leading scorer Roman Bednar and central defender Jonas Olsson could also come into contention after recent back and knee problems respectively.
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