The Baggies Podcast 🎙️

Eesa 🆚 AJ. Here's what happened when our @WBABlind & England star took on the former Albion midfielder in a blind penalty shootout. 🎯 @WBA | #SeeUsToBelieveUs

We're giving away two tickets to Saturday's @WBA match vs Watford, courtesy of our partners Bache - to win: 👤 Follow @WBAFoundation. 🔁 Retweet this. 💬 Comment your score predictions. You have until Wednesday, April 9 at 9am to enter. Winners to be contacted via DM. 🫡

It was a league-winning weekend for @WBABlind as they reclaimed the @Blindfootball title in Hereford. 🏆 Read the full report from a weekend of action below! 👇 @WBA | #WBA

Easter is fast approaching, so be sure to get your child booked in for our Easter Football Camps! ⚽️ 📆 Across the Easter Holidays. 📍 Malvern College, Sandwell Academy, Oak Park Active Living Centre & Redhill School. 👉 Ages 4-14. Secure your child's place below! 👇

Kieran Richardson. ✅ The final day hero will be joining us for our Pukka Night: Great Escape Special on Friday, May 2. He's in, are you? Grab your tickets below! 👇 @WBA | #WBA

Ever wondered what it's like to Zipwire across The Hawthorns? 🏟️ Well, this April, you can, while supporting The Albion Foundation. Secure your place for this unique experience! 👇 @WBA | #WBA

Lessons in defending at the foot of #LaLiga - Juma Bah. A thread. 🧵👇 #MCFC | #ManCity

Conor Gallagher receives the ball, obliviously unmarked, free to turn and run at the defence. Juma Bah races from his defensive line to apply pressure, pushing Gallagher back into the press. Find out why the Sierra Leonean is thriving during a rocky season for Pucela. 👇

18-year-old Juma Bah was signed at the back of a petrol station in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ⛽ Since then, he has risen into a dependable figure within the Real Valladolid back-line. Read lengthy analysis on one of #LaLiga's most exciting defensive talents. 👇

In the modern game, hard work alone rarely decides the outcome of matches in the way it once used to. Instead, nowadays, industry and perseverance, while channelled into a suitable tactical system — can be incredibly rewarding. #RealSociedad found this out on Sunday. 👇

One of Barcelona’s main strengths has been their ability move cleverly between the lines and find passes to bypass the opposition. A ploy that worked so effectively against Real Madrid, meaning Lewandowski scored the opener. But Sociedad and Alguacil devised a plan for this.

Results aside this season, Alguacil’s side are relentless and fierce in their approach — they’ll continue to be as long as it pays off. @louisbent51/how-real-sociedad-matched-intensity-with-instruction-en-route-to-barcelona-victory-d49586281039" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@louisbent51/h…

Real Sociedad managed to become the first side since 2014 to prevent Barcelona from having a shot on target in #LaLiga. Here’s a thread on how they did it. 🧵👇

Imanol Alguacil's Real Sociedad handed Barcelona their second #LaLiga defeat of the season on Sunday: ⚡️ A detailed, organised press. 🏁 Infiltrating the notorious offside trap. 🔵 How they maintained energy levels. Read the full tactical breakdown below. 👇

Real Betis' aggressive 4-4-2/4-2-4 shape saw them get their first win over Atlético Madrid since 2019 last weekend. In #LaLiga, risks win you prizes - something Atlético don't do enough. 👇

Real and Atlético were both barged out of their unbeaten #LaLiga streaks last weekend, it would be remiss of me to suggest it didn't come as a surprise. Musings on some tactical naivety and excellent opposition showings. 👇

Centre-back Óscar Mingueza has been thrust into the responsibility of being #CeltaVigo's primary creator. As expected, his conversion into a high-flying wing-back was initially met with scepticism. But Mingueza has taken to the role like it were engrained from birth.

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐟𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: Claudio Giráldez’s Celta Vigo. ✍️ One of #LaLiga’s tactically fascinating teams so far this season. Find out how they’re playing so well below. 👇 @louisbent51/diamonds-flying-wing-backs-and-incisive-attacking-claudio-gir%C3%A1ldezs-celta-vigo-6b252336fb2a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@louisbent51/d…

Under Rafa Benítez, #CeltaVigo moved like a sluggish pendulum, while Giráldez’s takeover saw them dance with the rhythm and precision of a well-tuned clock. Despite his age, he has wrenched Los Celestes into 10th after 10 #LaLiga games; stylistically, they continue to stun.

Celta Vigo are one of #LaLiga's most progressive teams this season. Flying wing-backs, incisive attacks, and diamonds at both ends of the field - there's little not to love. A deep dive into Claudio Giráldez's side and the tactics that have suited them admirably thus far. 👇