Albion enjoyed their best ever season and broke club records along the way.

They did some notable doubles and ended their wait for a win over Crystal Palace.

There was plenty to celebrate and they did so amid flashing lights and pumping music on various occasions.

But there is always room for improvement.

And, as Roberto De Zerbi galvanises his squad for the next campaign, there is an area he will surely look back on and work to put right.

It is something he referred to on occasion duding press conferences late in the campaign.

Something that might have changed European League to Champions League.

Something which the old cliches suggest the Italians are actually very good at.

Always remembering this is a head coach who smashes all those tired old stereotypes about Italian football, catenaccio and the rest.

There were times last season when Albion did not win games of which, at one stage, they appeared to have total control.

It happened too often. At times because they were victims of bad decisions.

And at times because they did not kill the game off when they 1-0 up and dominating.

Of course, it works both ways. There were comebacks too.

Under De Zerbi, Albion won twice and drew three times in league games where they had trailed (to which you can add the cup wins over Arsenal and Liverpool).

They lost twice and drew four times in games which they led.

This is the point where we produce some stats for teams who took most points from losing positions and dropped most after leading.

But that is not totally relevant here.

There were games where both teams led, such as the 3-3 draw at Liverpool, the 2-2 at Leicester and the 3-2 win at Wolves.

The stats for the season would include the topsy-turvy 5-2 win over Leicester which took place before De Zerbi arrived.

But it is not just about the numbers. It is more about feel. About levels of domination.

Albion were a goal up at Nottingham Forest but not totally comfortable.

Certainly not as comfortable as they were at 1-0 at Leeds and Crystal Palace, even at Leicester.

Certainly not as stylish as they were as they “purred through” the opening few minutes at Wolves.

Those are the words of Match Of The Day commentator Steve Wilson in quotes, not mine, delivered after Adam Lallana curled home a superb opening goal.

Yet they had to come from behind to grab a 3-2 win.

Albion salvaged the three points that day but it was not always the case.

As the season went on, there were times when we saw them go 1-0 up, especially away from home, and were willing them to add the second goal.

But, the longer 0-1 failed to become 0-2, the more you sensed the 1-1 was coming.

Albion never maintained a 1-0 lead on the road under De Zerbi.

Albion went 1-0 up on ten occasions. Five times they made it 2-0 (and went on to take 13 points in those games), five times they were pegged back to 1-1 (and ended up with six points of the possible 15).

Some of those leads were let slip by the most unexpected of means.

There was Robert Sanchez’s fumble at Palace. A deflected shot from Patrick Bamford after Albion lost possession and Leeds countered.

Domination has never been greater than in that game at Elland Road where, for the second successive season, the host were let off the hook.

There will be no chance to put that right in the coming season but Albion will be mindful of not necessarily keeping a lead but actually extending it.

As they did when they staged a big finish at Bournemouth to turn what might have been a nervy 1-0 advantage into a 2-0 win with more chances being created.

Speaking after the 2-2 draw at Leeds, De Zerbi said: “This year I never suffered the result like today.

“Because today if there was a team who has to win, we were Brighton. You understand?

“At Palace we deserved to win but not like today.

“Today was very important the result and I am really sorry for it.”

Albion’s football opens up games and has served up some superb entertainment.

It keeps them in matches even when behind on the scoresheet, hence the comebacks.

Even then, circumstances can vary.

They came from behind three times to draw at home to Brentford, which should be a positive.

But they felt they should have won on the balance of play.

That is why the stats don’t tell all the story.

De Zerbi’s reaction does that – and he will have plenty to work on in the USA.