Brentford (H) - PL | Post Match Thread

paulchapo said:
Not quite sure what to make of that game. The first twenty minutes or so it reminded me of the cup final.against the rags. We were all over the place, Brentford were strolling through our midfield at will and we were lucky not to be three down. Too many changes? Stones and Walker were awful and the midfield lethargic to say the least.
The big man bailed us out and we got on top in the second half and really should have finished the game off. The fact we didn't made for a nervy finish. I have no idea who the daft fucker was who decided to dribble through the middle in injury time, lost the ball and they missed the far post by a whisker. Criminal.

Still we've won the charity shield and sit top of the league by three points which is great. Hers how the managers saw it.

I prefer to win that way than 5-0'
published at 17:41 British Summer Time
17:41 BST
FT: Man City 2-1 Brentford


Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: "I am a big fan of Thomas Frank. I don't remember in eight or nine years have a team playing the way they played. We were lucky with the deflection because they deserved 1-0.

"We struggled a lot to read when to shoot and press. We were lucky to find the goals but in the second half we were better and probably deserved to score more goals.

"We needed that to feel how difficicult everything is, how difficult the Premier League is every game.

"People say City so strong but the Premier League is so difficult. Today was the real proof.

"I am a big fan of Brentford. They play long balls but they have ability to play as well. I give a lot of credit to my players, from where we come from in the past but to still be able to suffer. I prefer to win that way than four or five nil. We need that."

On Haaland: "Erling in the space is so difficult to control. It was a tough week for him but yesterday it was a bit better, we tried to help him."

'I expected the hat-trick!'


Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to Sky Sports: "We struggled a lot, we were lucky with the deflection goal. The first half was really tough and we need that. This type of game makes us realise how difficult everything is in the Premier League.

"Since Brentford have been promoted, we draw or lost or win by one goal like today. You have to be the best.

"I am not delighted, I expected the hat-trick! What can you say the numbers. It has been a tough week for him. He scored two goals but had four or five chances.

"One step at a time, now recover."

'Disappointed with result, proud of the performance'



Brentford

Brentford boss Thomas Frank, speaking to MOTD: "Standing here I am a combination of extremely disappointed we didn't get something out of this game but on the other hand very proud.

"The first 25 minutes was world class, we were better than Manchester City. Second half they were more on top and made it difficult. A point would have been fair and not often teams can come here and say that.

"You could say if we need to win here we needed to take more of the chances we had in the first half.

"I respect Pep Guardiola very much and a lot of the reasons I do is because he made tactical changes at half time and then he is not too proud to put the ball down in the corner because they need to win. We must have done something right today.

"This is a fantastic group to work with and we need to keep doing this.

"Haaland is a fantastic striker, he got a little bit of help today with a deflection and a mistake we don't usually do."
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That's a long assessment..
We was just still pissed up from winning the title..

;-)
 
4 games in and we are not at our best but sit top of the league with 4 wins and 12 points, Brentford are a solid team and we always have problems home and away, Their manager is good enough for all the top teams in the uk and europe. Again Brentford turned up and got stuck in and should have been 2 or 3 up, Only this time the Brentford team was playing some great stuff and passing out from the back and we could not get near them for 20 minutes.

Haaland is on another planet and if he stays fit all season he's breaking his first-season tally, Also can I add some good results going out way today and Liverpool losing at home hahaha
 
Well played City!

That was a tough watch in the beginning though, the defence was all over the place.
We seem to struggle after the international break anyway, but it didn't help that Stones and Walker looked really rusty too.
I'm glad Stonesy has got his big mistake out of way, but they also exploited our left side and could've been up by more before we scored.

But it was only a matter of time before we got going and Erling did really well for the first goal and his second was another superb finish, after route one football at it's finest!

I thought we controlled the game and looked good second half and should've been out of sight really.
Gvardiol was brilliant and it was good to see Rodri back.
I was surprised Foden didn't get on though, but maybe Pep held him out because of him missing the internationals?

But it was a good win at the beginning of a big week.
 
After a very dodgy start, we got the job done, though credit to Brentford; they made us work for the three points right until the end. Their goalkeeper was outstanding, and made some very impressive saves.

I didn’t think any of the players was particularly impressive today, but, as a collective, they got the job done.
 
Legal Alien said:
Well played City!

That was a tough watch in the beginning though, the defence was all over the place.
We seem to struggle after the international break anyway, but it didn't help that Stones and Walker looked really rusty too.
I'm glad Stonesy has got his big mistake out of way, but they also exploited our left side and could've been up by more before we scored.

But it was only a matter of time before we got going and Erling did really well for the first goal and his second was another superb finish, after route one football at it's finest!

I thought we controlled the game and looked good second half and should've been out of sight really.
Gvardiol was brilliant and it was good to see Rodri back.
I was surprised Foden didn't get on though, but maybe Pep held him out because of him missing the internationals?

But it was a good win at the beginning of a big week.
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Did you think we controlled the game? I didn’t. Maybe the last 30 minutes but before that I thought they were the better team.
 
Overall you have to say we deserved the win but the opening 15-20 minutes was as bad as the first half against United in the Cup Final. We could have been out of sight in the second half but in some ways got lucky as Brentford could easily have scored at the death. I never felt comfortable at 2-1.
 
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