Brentford (A) | Post Match Thread

[I'm Blue]

As I said at the end of the match thread.
Pep was in a no win situation.
I get the momentum argument but if he’d gone full strength and someone had got injured he have got crucified on here.

 

[PragueBlue]

Not the greatest performance but hardly surprising under the circumstances. Good rest for the first team, not risking any injuries. Doubt Guardiola or anyone else at the club cares too much about the result really. That wasn't remotely important today.

Likely 11 for the next 2 games fully rested and hopefully raring to go and our fringe players have some mins in their legs if needed. That is all that matters. We have much bigger fish to fry.

 

[Kunlover]

Such a shame that they couldn't hold on to the draw. End of the 25 match unbeaten streak.

 

[JWCH-99]

Positive from the 3 dead rubbers this week:
No new injuries.
A lot of key players getting rested before the finals.

Negative:
Pretty much everything else, we played poor (by our standards) 3 straight games before 2 important finals, have probably lost a bit of momentum and rhythm at the most important time of the season.

Hopefully the positive outweigh the negative and the team comes out full of energy and back to their best when it matters the upcoming 2 weeks. But I would be lying if I said my confidence level before these finals have gone up after seeing our performances drop several levels in 3 straight games.

I don’t see how u can have momentum if ur playing a team that won’t play the finals. Maybe lost a bit of match sharpness but the first team will still feel they have momentum off the back of a premier league title win and knowing what is at stake

 

[Axel Freed]

No injuries, nice run out for squad players and key players rested is better than a ten nil win.

 

[jonah62]

City don’t lose 2 on the bounce

 

[uwerosler28]

I get resting players and all that. But fuck me that was gash.

Gomez is the worst left back I've seen in a city shirt. And that includes watching Charvet.

Palmer is soooo laxy dazy. Absolutely no end product at all.

And Phillips looks like he's won a contest to play for City.

Our depth really needs addressing in the summer!

Gomez would have walked into almost all of our sides in the 90s and 00s , fucking hell having him as worse ever when we have fielded the likes of Frontseck and Hiley, Christ I think even Rae Ingram got a game at left back and went on to have a illustrious career at port Vale and macclesfield. Talk about a over reaction

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Didn't think that Phillips played that poorly tbh,played safe though.

Gomez will probably not make it here.
Mahrez's was a shockingly poor performance.

Phillips offered nothing, when we did arrive anywhere near the final third, he's passing to nobody, mate.

Gomez wouldn't make it at Southampton, he's not good enough.

As you say, Mahrez is his usual crap self.

 

[marco]

Borderline unprofessional that.

Fear our momentum has been absolutely killed before the two biggest games in our history.

Ffs.

FFS go give your fanny a wipe

 

[Gray]

Borderline unprofessional that.

Fear our momentum has been absolutely killed before the two biggest games in our history.

Ffs.

Rubbish we had to lose at some time, now to start another run.

 

[Berts Neck]

Absolute shite .

Perhaps your post could be summed up as shite too.

 

[citytill1die84]

Brentford are the new Wimbledon.

As for Gomez, Jesus H Christ...

What's Mahrez's and Phillips' excuse?

Foden class.

Ye Foden really the only standout today he was getting frustrated as well. I hope he takes that RW spot against rags & Inter.

 

[Keeper!]

The last few games must have put a serious question mark on Mahrez and his future, he has shown zero.

With his experience he should be leading that side, yet he went MIA.

 

[jrb]

Borderline unprofessional that.

Fear our momentum has been absolutely killed before the two biggest games in our history.

Ffs.

This thread is fucking mental. Example above. Glad I never read it as a rule. Had enough of it. Bye!

 

[madloaf]

 

[big gaz]

Kelvin Phillips does not belong at this club. At the very least Jack and others showed flashes in their first years. This has been downright ugly every step of the way. No idea what happens here because I doubt the club would sell him after just one year.

Give the lad a full pre season and see where it goes, we can't keep spunking money, thought he was ok at Leeds and has been okay for England.

 

[vmsuhail]

Slight concern we'll be undercooked for the two important games remaining, but it's Pep's call

Importantly, we don't have anyone missing or out of form from the first team. No headache for Pep regarding team selection.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

We paid 40 million to relegate leeds.

Haha … there’s always a silver lining.

 

[SidJames]

Can’t see him being here next season. Hope not anyway.

I think he was done for when he came back from the World Cup overweight.

With Grealish you could see he was class,just needed time.

With Philips he has no redeeming qualities other than mastering passing back for 90+ minutes and hiding in plain sight.He is shit.Definitely not up to our standard.

I think he might be sold to Newcastle for what we paid Leeds.

 

[RayCTID]

Bentford just another kick and rush Palace.

Effective but not impressed with them at all.