Brentford (A) - Mon 5th Feb, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[youngbob]

It's a small pitch here which never suits us. Luton was a good example of that although we navigated it well.

Might be tempting fate here but Brentford don't really have a reputation for being rough or scrappy, which means the allowances Luton were afforded might not come into play here. Thought Luton were allowed to be aggressive and rough against City in a way that crossed a line but cos they were the underdogs in a scrappy little hostile stadium the refs just let yellow cards go cos "it's expected at a place like this". Not saying Luton were wrong to do what they did - they've got to level the playing field somehow - but refs weren't interested in getting wise to it cos of preconceptions about both sides. Whereas Brentford are an established side who play in a nice modern ground on a flat surface and those things do get taken into account by refs as to whether a booking is worth it. It's slightly easier to book a home player in a ground like Brentford's than Luton's. As evidenced by Luton being at the top of the Fair Play table and Brentford being just that bit further down: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/fairnesstabelle/wettbewerb/GB1. Chelsea have the most yellow cards in the league this season and I reckon at least 15 of them have been given because certain tackles are deemed "out of character" by referees and therefore punished more severely.

 

[citymad]

Big result tonight and really put it on them scouse fuckers toes,we play 6 times by time we play utd on 3rd of march all winable games,liverpool play 3 times by 2nd march
Win them games and i think were on home straight

Like your intensity, but still think its going down to the wire. Dippers will want to win it for Bingo.

 

[Zenmanc]

Tricky fixture . We will need to be right at it and maybe keep a clean sheet though if Pep persists as he no doubt will with his project of Guardiol as a left back come left winger our opponents may just have spotted how weak it makes us.

Yeah i sure hope Pep stops tinkering. When he challenges players to grow and play in a different role its never turned out good for us. He just isn't that good at developing players.

 

[wolfie1988]

It's a small pitch here which never suits us. Luton was a good example of that although we navigated it well.

Same size as ours but theirs is just in a fucking shit toytown ground

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Play in sky blue, please.

We are. Confirmed.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I'll feel better when I've read that @malg has us down to lose, again! ; )

 

[Eds]

Same size as ours but theirs is just in a fucking shit toytown ground

Brentford's pitch is slightly smaller 115 x 71 yards, ours is 115 x 74 yards.

 

[wolfie1988]

Brentford's pitch is slightly smaller 115 x 71 yards, ours is 115 x 74 yards.

Premier League Handbook 23/24 has got both as 105 x 68m

 

[sarcastico]

Their last 8 games -
W - 1
D- 1
L - 6

3-1 City

The majority without Toney though.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I was going on losing six of their last seven in the league BBS but agree not to be taken for granted.

They’ve got the bet Fred forward back, going to be BETter for that