Where did they finish? Probably behind teams that had some mobility in the middle.
Look at the team that’s just won the CL, and how they punished teams by having absolutely flyers in every position who could press high and track back.
The top...
If he was refereed fairly he’d get sent off about 4 times a season, he’s so often caught in the wrong position and either trips from behind or just smashes the player in the face. None of which is ever punished. Top defenders don’t even give you...
Had this debate in work about how good he is. I've seen him turned inside out by Ollie Watkins, terrified of DCL and Beto ran him ragged in the last 2 derbies.
No world class defender has that done to them by absolutely bang average strikers...
Let’s be honest, he’s not really in anyone’s who isn’t a Liverpool fan or a pundit on Sky or March of the day.
He’s never anywhere near the actual danger when they do concede. Allison has to deal with about 3 one on ones every game. He gets...
Some of these players really do have high opinions of themselves. I remember thinking this in Docuoure’s interview about the Bournemouth game, about how he’s the marquee player so it was on him to do something. If Dom and Doucs were as good as...
The other side of the coin is that this will test Brentford’s much vaunted data led recruitment. They’ll be looking at replacing their manager and best striker in this window. Could easily be drawn into trouble if they get it wrong.
Everyone else having to wait for scraps from the top table whilst the fat scab six, fresh from trying to leave the league, are the only teams not hampered by any PSR considerations and can buy whoever they want early doors so they’re available...
If Pickford got injured the prospect of Danny Ward ever making it onto the pitch is genuinely frightening. We’ve ran the risk of not having a decent backup keeper for ages as Pickford’s fitness is so good but we do need to get someone that could...
They’ve made loads of mistakes but the difference is they have unlimited money just like United City Arsenal and Chelsea.
even under FSG we’ve seen Carrol, Downing, Adam, Borini, Balotelli, Benteke, Joe Allen, Lazar Markovic, Grujic, Clyne...
This bit especially for me. Brentford, Bournemouth and Brighton all strike me as the flavour of the month at the moment, just like Southampton were a decade ago (remember when Stoke and Swansea were established mid table clubs as well?)
But...
Binned a load of keepers because they were rubbish with their feet, persisted with one who couldn’t save a shot but had great footwork, and now they’re binning him for a bloke who’s a great shot stopper and rubbish with his feet.
Front line of
New RW Grealish/Alcaraz Ndiaye/McNeil
New striker/Beto
Wouldn’t be that bad. Put the money into two top first team options for RW and ST and there’s a lot of flexibility and options there for Moyes to...
I’d be happy with most of these, I just don’t want to see us hoarde any more non technical players and apparently Potter wants Soucek out because his technique isn’t very good, even though they win more with him in. It’s the Docuoure argument...