Brentford (A) - Post-Match Thread

[SamTheGuru]

I don’t get this type of view. No one last night was poor. Everyone gave their all and we made the game relatively easy. Football is not all about loads of skill and lots of pretty patterns. There is a lot of effort and application that goes into a game like last night and if 6/7 players were poor then we aren’t winning that game with the ease that we did.
Two real attempts I think you can say they had last night. Do you know how hard it is to limit teams to those sort of stats.

It’s the busiest time of the year. We’ve had injuries too but no one seems interested in that. Most of squad were at the euros and went deep into it as well. We are defending champions and at the moment playing the best football possibly in Europe and won a difficult champions league group early. I’m not digging you out by the way I’m just frustrated that last night is perceived as a poor performance or we were below par when the reality is different.

It's a simple case of glass half empty or half full. I am naturally a pessimist but try to refrain from commenting. :)

 

[hertsblue]

Interesting, so you had audio from the stadium so could hear the crowd noise, but the comms off? Is that one of the options with Prime? Never realised. Might do that if I happen to glance at the match tonight.

Yes, its brilliant, watched some of the Spurs game the other night with Hoddle turned off. Just click on audio option, then select crowd noise and done, no commentary, actually made watching the games more enjoyable

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

A 1-0 win is as satisfying as any other, but only once the final whistle goes.
1-0 with 15 minutes to go is a nervy, difficult watch with the spectre of the sucker punch hanging over us.
Chelsea - Brighton last night comes to mind.

That's true.....but the difference last night, having watched the second half of the Chelsea v Brighton game, we were in control and never really looked like conceding, I felt fairly relaxed. Brighton on the other hand were on top for periods and had a right go at Chelsea, a draw was the least they deserved. OK, at 1-0 I know one mistake can cost us and see exactly what you mean, but I thought we managed things pretty well in the last 15-20 mins.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Not only that, they were doing the "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dog sh*t ahhhhhh" to Ederson. I haven't heard that since the early 90s!

I was chuckling at that, it petered out quite quick when Eddie just passed it casually through them straight into midfield and the start of another attack… Their crowd sounded like it was packed with 12 year olds …!!

 

[ManCitizens.]

Spot on..... Brentford are the new 'Anti football' side of the Premiership. Made for torrid viewing and the sooner they get back into the Championship where they belong the better. "Small Team, small mentality!!

They don’t belong in the Championship either

 

[Stoned Rose]

Good professional performance against a very hyped up Brentford.

Foden outrageous and I’ll say it again, for me he’s now the best player at the club. The way he “glides” is fucking gorgeous and he’s now playing like the “main man”.

Ake was very good too. Best performance for us so far. Looks like he’s “got” what Pep wants from a LB / left sided CB now.

Next couple of games could sew the title up.

 

[Tokyo32]

"Take no risks" summed up our approach, barely attempted to take players on, a sort of about-face from our previous games. Champagne to flat beer.
Painful to watch at times; soon over it, a look at the league table and all is forgiven....Talk of the title-race being over is laughable, it's not even certain to complete. ffs. Especially if we have a double-figure lead....just sayin'

I don’t know why everyone keeps saying this. Jesus took his defender on plenty times and the times he beat him he put poor balls in, Grealish didn’t attempt at all and that is on Grealish himself not on Pep.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

I was chuckling at that, it petered out quite quick when Eddie just passed it casually through them straight into midfield and the start of another attack… Their crowd sounded like it was packed with 12 year olds …!!

It felt like a third round FA cup tie. Underdogs looking for a giant killing act in front of the cameras rather than a PL game. They went long ball as they knew they couldn’t play through us or hit us on the break which is how they played v Liverpool and Arsenal.
We can’t score 6 in every game for that reason.

 

[Aba452]

Good professional performance against a very hyped up Brentford.

Foden outrageous and I’ll say it again, for me he’s now the best player at the club. The way he “glides” is fucking gorgeous and he’s now playing like the “main man”.

Ake was very good too. Best performance for us so far. Looks like he’s “got” what Pep wants from a LB / left sided CB now.

Next couple of games could sew the title up.

Phil very much belongs in a squad of internationals, he's earnt his place. Not only that, like you say, has become the leading light.

 

[Vic]

I was shouting like mad to change it up espeacialy Grealish but he couldn't get into any of the spaces especially behind Brentford were so compact just look how Berny played he to found the angles difficult

It's keep ball & retention if Jack ran that ball in & lost it everytime Pep would go fucking bananas & drag him off

Unfortunately for Jack these games are a tough watch Brentford never looked arsed all about not losing 4 or 5-0 thats my opinion
Now the Arsenal game is different they will leave space behind & in front for Jack but he will be benched & Sterling back in along with Gundagun & Mahrez imo

I just wanted Grealish to look for something different other than take the pass from Bernardo, then go inside past his two markers. Try a run past them without the ball! Just give Bernie another option including a pass inside the defenders.