Brentford (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Bewar3them00n]

should’ve had a 2nd while we were on top, they were always going to throw the proverbial kitchen sink at us 2nd half.
Lacked the pace & incision of Doku down the left, but a win is a win.

 

[bert38]

Thought our throw ins were a particular highlight.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

When will the full match replay be available?

I’m just watching the first half…

Had we got a second goal the second half would have been much more comfortable and enjoyable rather than excruciating!

 

[why me? Blue Manchester]

Beating Brentford away ain't for everyone
Well done blue's

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

We can criticise the second half performance, but I would labour the fact that having played Brighton away, Arsenal away, United and Spurs in the first 7 games... only being 3 points off top is a position I would have taken at the start of the season.

Since Donnarumma arrived...
7 games unbeaten in all competitions
And we've conceded 4 goals in those 7 games (and one was a bullshit penalty)

Despite all the hysterical bleating about our "defensive frailty", since August we've got literally the best defensive record in the Premier League.

We are a different prospect to last season, and although we're a way off knowing if we can go for a title run again, I think we've made as good a start as any City team would in recent years given the fixtures we've played. The test is if we can play consistently at this level all season. If we do ,then we'll be there or thereabouts.

 

[Gorbachev]

Desperately need Cherki and Marmoush back fit.

We are a one man band with Haaland at the moment.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I think the guys were mentally hit by Rodri going off. They'll bounce back and get used to not having him out there. But that was woeful and we would have lost that game against a better team.

 

[City Raider]

Controlling away games without Rodri is going to test us so hopefully nothing very serious. Our end to last season though proved we can still go on unbeaten runs and Kova return is timely.

 

[cupsforcockups]

Shithouse tactics in the first half from Brentford playing so deep they got what they deserves

 

[madloaf]

I watched it ye 1st half master class 2nd half shit but we still WON.

Yep. I'm not sure what your point is. I'm happy we won. The 3pts is great. We play like that against better quality and we'll struggle. My point being we play much better with Rodri

 

[Ken92]

Nunes had a decent game so I am going to say I don't like his haircut.

Him and Gvardiol have huge brainfart every game and thats baffling, like someone is controlling them with a remote control lol.

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

A Luke Chadwick type of performance.

3 points - We move on.

2nd half was a serious grind, but I’m not sure it was that ugly? ;)

 

[Withnail]

Excellent result against a Brentford team who play like Wimbledon and rely on long balls and throw ins to threaten. First half was very good and we really should have had more than 1 goal for our dominance. Whilst the second half was not great, apart from a Josko brainfart, Donnarumma was hardly troubled.

Only downside was the Rodri injury, but we are going into the international break looking up and we should have most of our injured players back for the Everton game.

 

[BlueNirvana]

It wasn't pretty, but I'll take it

Rotters at last orders performance

 

[Revolver]

Compared to the treble winners a performance that was distinctly average.

But a team in transition with the Balon D Or winner taken off after 20 mins away against the new Stoke City

Grounds for optimism perhaps

 

[bluemoon32]

A gritty 3 pts, very relieved to have won that with a quite dreadful 2nd half.
Onwards and upwards

 

[stuart_kennedy_tache]

A win is a win is a win. So happy with three points, but there’s not a hope in hell we are able to challenge for the title. I know you to have to sometimes grind out a win , but there’s definitely something missing from this team. Sadly, it’s not Savinho. I hope to never see him in a City shirt again, he’s is totally wank. How the fuck was he not substituted, and what does that say about our manager?

 

[Gobshiight]

Great defending against the set piece specialists. Even Pulis/Big Sam would think twice about playing like that. Donna only had to make one big save.

Yeah I didn't get a sense of us 'just clinging on' like others apparently did. Thought we defended very well

 

[hertsblue]

Please take the traffic cones off the training ground and put some goals up and practice shooting.

 

[kingn6]

Got the win but made hard work of it in the end - we have a real shortage of goalscorers in this squad

Missing half of them to injury