Brentford (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[HelloCity]

Failure to get top 4 will undoubtably make our summer rebuild harder both financially and player pull wise.

We’re lucky at the moment other teams are dropping points and this round of games only means Arsenal and Newcastle may get a jump on us.

It’s top 5 if we’re top 2 performing counties in Europe.

 

[RayCTID]

It's Orient in the cup.

At least we've half a chance in winning the FA Cup

 

[Lee the Blue]

Just back from the game - I work in London (Mon-Weds) so a perfect away for me. Played a lot better than I thought we would tbh and pre-match I'd have taken a 2-2. But when you're 2 up inside the final 10 and don't see it through it feels like a loss.

We could've conceded 4 - we should've scored 6. That type of game. Prob is all our old men and legs run out of steam in the final 10 mins, and Brentford were sadly younger and fitter.

McAtee could've potted the clincher for 3-1 as could Savinho but it wasn't to be. We know the weaknesses and again the lack of a hold midfielder to protect the back 4, and a genuine box to box player again looks glaring.

Thought Savinho excellent, Phil looking more like himself and Ake dug us out of
The shit at the back a fair few times. Shout out to the magnificent away day Blues as usual - loud and proud.

On to the next one but please can we address the holding midfield position ffs.

 

[cleavers]

It’s getting distressing to watch, and ruining me mentally !

Maybe you should find another passtime then.

 

[Bluewars II]

If we dont sign a DM (or 2) we can expect this type of performance.

We play well in possession but in transitions and defending deep we are so poor.

The reason we look so knackered after 70 mins is because we have no control in the midfield.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Should have brought on nico and Rico, taken kdb and savinho off.

We gotta start grinding out clean sheets and tight wins.

 

[stan bowles]

So what, did you see the goal. Football is about standards and that was as low as it gets.

Cross came in, their player got to it a split second before Akanji and Ortega got a hand to it but couldn't keep it out. I blame Savinho no more for us not winning than I do Nunes or Haaland for pissing away great chances.

 

[jonah62]

Who?

Gundo
Silva
KDB

 

[r.soleofsalford]

When Gundogan came I screamed at the tv

FOR FUCK SALE NOT HIM.

I’d never play Gundogan again. I have no problem getting rid of him now or putting him on the coaching staff.

I don’t want to embarrass the bloke after what he’s helped us win but never play for our team again

 

[RayCTID]

That’s what James Bond said but it was a very old and hardly sprightly Sean Connery and it showed. He did survive though which is more than we are doing at present.

Herp Alpert's Mrs sung the theme tune (but also did a cover of Send in the Clowns too)

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Officially the worse side in the league at defending the box area.

It’s almost as if we don’t have any proper fullbacks!
Gvardiol, the most sought after CH in Europe. City get him and try to make him a left back. Never happening in a million years.
Walker now a full back in name only. Really only ever in for his blistering pace and now that’s gone….
Nunes. Enough said.
Lewis. 5ft 7 is just never going to cut it as a full back.

Sadly, it looks like we’re not going to bother getting fullbacks in this transfer window either..

 

[cleavers]

Game was slow and predictable

If that was "slow and predictable" I've no idea what you've been watching recently, the game was end to end, with 2 teams trying to win, far better than the normal shit we have to play in, where there are 10 behind the ball for 90 minutes.

 

[cleavers]

Lets be honest, Brentford could have had 7

So could City.

 

[Blue2202]

Worst player we've signed since Lee Bradbury. Abysmal.

100%.

Brainless going forward and defensively. Can’t pass, can’t shoot, can’t tackle, can’t press and just about anything else you need to be able to do to play for city.

And yet we’re relying on him.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

We’re missing leaders. Stones, Dias and Rodders in the heart of our system, the likes of Akanji, Ake and Kovacic just can’t replace. They’re great with somebody directing them, not so, especially when all of these players are out and they’re coming back themselves.

It’s been difficult, but we can see signs that we can come back.

 

[stan bowles]

I’ve never seen a player go down hill like Silva as,he’s got to go,at fault for there equalizer

Definitely needs to go in the summer.

 

[dadnlad]

Why on earth didn't Nunes shoot when he got that chance in the first half!

it was great recovery tackle same as Gvardiol's in second half

 

[doots]

Game was slow and predictable along with the commentary hopping we get mugged whenever they came forward, then my stream froze and stuttering.
Switched to BeIn and what a transformation, he sounded as though he supported both sides ( assume it was Arabic) and the right level of crowd noise, turned out a great watch, yes we could have won but made me realize how a bad commentary sucks the enjoyment out of a game.

Lol, your stream definitely made it perhaps look slow and predictable.
It was far from that.
Change your iptv supplier.

 

[stan bowles]

xG was 2-2 but why are we collapsing last 10 minutes in so many games?

Because we're old and we've played way too many games over the last 4 years without proper rest.

 

[knuckles]

We were really dominating in that game, when the 2nd went in Phil looked like he had remembered how to play football again, then Pep promptly takes him off???? - Kova was knackered but Pep simply must never, ever play Gundog ever again, O'Reilly should have come on for Kova instead. I think McAtee probably should have come on for Bernardo, but like at 65 minutes. Ake was really good, and a game saver - twice!