Brentford (H) | Post-Match Thread

johnnytapia said:
We were only okay at West Ham, poor for a lot of the game at Newcastle, poor first half against Palace, very poor at Villa, just as bad at Wolves despite the different score line compared to the Villa game, poor in the last half hour against United, very poor at Liverpool, poor against Brighton, average at Leicester, very poor today.

The internet is ace. Previously I’d have waited to read 17 Pink Finals before coming across such unadulterated bollocks .
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Aaaaagh the pink final. Loved that. I only kept the one copy when I scored for Rochdale as a young lad and was listed as 'A Trialist' My only goal as a 'pro/trialist' Was gutted when I got the paper and that was my new name - especially at training haha
 
I think we were particularly weak down our right hand side today. Which was odd considering Bernardo was on the pitch.
 
ancoats said:
I questioned it weeks ago ? did a threat in the transfer window about selling a centre back and buying a full back

it's so unbalanced and not right for the rest of the team going forward, it's like teams can read us so much easier,
we only have one way of playing unless we use the big cross field pass, so teams can sit in 2 banks of 4, or get all players behind the ball because of nobody is offering an overlap without wing backs,

if we don't sign a new full back or 2, then I see more problems going forward, walker is injury prone and age is not on his side to stay fit long enough with the demand put on him by pep,

we are so close to having a great young squad that only needs a couple of fullbacks to be winning everything,
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Could not agree with this more. It’s been so long since we had a decent left back I can’t remember what it feels like. I know we did try last window for Cucurella but Brighton valued him well beyond his worth. I note that he looks bang average at Chelsea so maybe that’s an indication of the dearth of decent lbs. Brighton thought they had us over a barrel with no plan B. They might have been right. I don’t regret not going deeper for Cucurella because I didn’t and don’t think he’s good enough but our scouts should have identified a left back over the last 5 years. To just sigh Gomez is inadequate in my view and the signing of Akangi demonstrates that money was available.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
It’s our best points tally to start a season since 2018, it’s not our best level of performances to start a season since 2018.

We’ve been remarkably average for our standards despite accumulating a decent points tally.

We were only okay at West Ham, poor for a lot of the game at Newcastle, poor first half against Palace, very poor at Villa, just as bad at Wolves despite the different score line compared to the Villa game, poor in the last half hour against United, very poor at Liverpool, poor against Brighton, average at Leicester, very poor today.

We don’t look right to me. Don’t know if it’s mentally or finding our new way of playing difficult to get in a rhythm with or the fucking World Cup… whatever it is, we’re not ‘at it’ at all. Even when we do play well it’s isolated as a performance or even isolated to one half of a game and we don’t follow it up with any consistency.
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I think it is.

2019, 2020 and 2021 were far worse.
 
kun said:
Bullshit. The one on Laporte is a penalty. The handball is CLEARLY on the line. There was another handball by Rico Henry swept under the rug. ref refused to book Toney l, who should have been booked 2 times - then scores the winner.
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nothing clear about it...

the laoprte one is 50-50 at best...happens all the time in penalty areas
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I don’t agree with that at all. He rarely gave the ball away. How on earth was he bad defensively? And what were you expecting attacking wise? He’s not a right back
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backing out of tackles is not a good look and he did it on one occasion at least. ...constantly beat outwide by the wide player.....lacked concentration, misplaced headers and passes.

I know he aint an attacking fullback but a professional footballer should be able to beat the first man with a cross with the time and space he had at times.

He has also played right back before for us and even did it for everton and while I agree he aint a rightback, its not a foreign position to him
 
ancoats said:
Cancelo should never play again for city after that dive and cheating, hate cheating by players, and we are quick to call others that do it ? Disgrace

as for the game, truly the worst game of the season and no matter what pep says the players did not give 100% and coasted the game knowing the world cup places are more important than playing for Manchester city, maybe questions again pep about the 5 subs not being used then moaning about the players are knackered,

BUT I will say we would have taken 2nd place before the world cup with still having arsenal to play twice
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Whats this 5 subs allowed ancoats, have I missed something ;-)
 
geek24601 said:
Unprofessional from a lot of the players with their eye on the World Cup. Cancelo is having a terrible season. Kev another stinker. Haaland had no service. Stones is pathetic at RB, especially going forward. Arsenal huge favourites for the title as they have had a more difficult run of fixtures and are going to be 5 points clear.
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Goodness me. Favourites Arsenal. Its only November. Jeeeeez.
 
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Early contender for low point of the season. The perfect storm today and we sleepwalked right through it.

Thanks lads.

Thanks Pep.

C’mon the Raiders.
 
Jason said:
Best manager in the world outplayed again . Wouldn't swap him for anyone but at half-time seriously!!! He needs to check in his Ego because that was a joke we lost 100% because of his ego pathetic management .Could handle up to halftime but FUCK OFF shit management from a genius
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What a load of utter shite. Fuck all to do with any ego or mismanagement. He picked our strongest side. Brentford played out of their skins and we couldn't cope with their physicality. Too many players off it today, Kev was bloody dreadful and Akinje had his worst game for us. He was too slow on the ball fetching it out. Pep might have brought Grealish and Mahrez on but that would have made us even slower. Pep was wrong to fetch Cancelo off I thought and indeed their winner came from that side. For me Kev or Gundo should have come off but I understand why he didn't as either could produce that moment of magic to turn the game.
 
paulchapo said:
What a load of utter shite. Fuck all to do with any ego or mismanagement. He picked our strongest side. Brentford played out of their skins and we couldn't cope with their physicality. Too many players off it today, Kev was bloody dreadful and Akinje had his worst game for us. He was too slow on the ball fetching it out. Pep might have brought Grealish and Mahrez on but that would have made us even slower. Pep was wrong to fetch Cancelo off I thought and indeed their winner came from that side. For me Kev or Gundo should have come off but I understand why he didn't as either could produce that moment of magic to turn the game.
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I could be wrong but I thought Pep hauled Cancelo off for that ridiculous dive.
 
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