00:00On to West Bromwich Albion now. They've copy and pasted Blues' start to the season, but
00:06in the Championship, an unbelievable record so far. Only three unbeaten teams in the division.
00:12West Brom are the top dogs at the moment. How impressed with their start have you been?
00:17And how important has Carlos Corberán been to that as well?
00:20He's been so important. West Brom have really exceeded my expectations. I thought in the
00:25summer when they lost the likes of Yokuzlu, Kitpray, Townsend, some regulars from that
00:30team, the experienced members of that squad that they were going to drop off a little
00:34bit. Josh Major leading the line. Was I convinced? I mean, he's had the talent in the past. He's
00:39performed well in different divisions, but not quite done it in England. Well, he's definitely
00:43proved me wrong. Six goals in six matches. He's been one of the star men, but also the
00:48likes of Alex Mowat stepping up, Jason Malumby, Carlon Grant, who everyone thought was completely
00:54out of the picture at West Brom, is keeping Mikey Johnston, signed for £3m from Celtic,
01:00out of the team. It's been remarkable what they've done. And Carlos Corberán has been
01:04absolutely vital to that. Sometimes it's not pretty. It's one nils, two ones here and there.
01:09They're not exactly dominant victories, but the way they're playing, they're defending
01:13well. They are being clinical when they've got their chances. And finally, having that
01:17number nine in Josh Major, taking those chances, if they can carry on like this, well, what's
01:22the reason they can't go on to become champions, let alone automatic promotion?
01:25Yeah, of course. Their goal probably will still be to just set up and make sure they
01:31are in the playoff places come the end of the season. They were sort of real heartbreak
01:36last season in the semi-final, so close. Obviously, Southampton are now in the Premier League.
01:41But after a start like this, you do struggle to see where they're going to lose their next
01:46game and actually how bad it could actually turn. Albion fans must be feeling the best
01:52they have done in a number of seasons at the moment.
01:55Absolutely. The morale is really high. The Hawthorns is packed out every week. And just
02:00the belief in the manager, the backing that the manager has given them, even when there's
02:04been interest from top clubs that have got better financial power, better opportunities
02:08for making his own kind of shape on the squad with the transfers. He's not had that at West
02:13Brom, really. But the business has been clever. It's been astute. Loan deals, free signings,
02:19bargain deals as well. Obviously, Mikey Johnson coming in for a few million was a nice spend
02:23as well. He's had limited resources, but he's done so well with it. And I think the fans
02:27can appreciate the attitude there, how hard they're working for every single point, let
02:32alone every single win. It's a mentality that a lot of clubs don't have at the moment, especially
02:36in modern football. And West Brom have managed to instil that and get some consistency going.
02:41It's just about keeping that consistency. We spoke about last season, how it dropped
02:45off at times and it really cost them their best start to a league season since 1992.
02:50Then they should be really high up in the table. Obviously, there's a lot of competition.
02:53There's a lot of pressure on them, a lot of time to go, but the initial signs are very
02:57positive.
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