Din
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Will definitely take that point. I don't think we actually deserved it to be honest, if I was a Brentford fan I'd be feeling hard done by not to have come out with all 3 points, particularly considering the manner of our goal. Ultimately though we found a way through late on yet again, which is all that matters.
I think we really missed Quintilla today. Sorenson did a decent job but a right-footed centre midfielder playing at left back just isn't ideal, makes the deal to loan out McCallum look even stranger than it did at the time. The amount of times we almost seemed to try and force the ball down the left hand-side and Brentford were comfortably pressing us into making a mistake or giving it away. Like last season when we played Byram there, the whole balance of the team feels wrong when you have a right-footer at left back, particularly considering how important full-backs are to our play.
Think Vrancic instantly looked more comfortable when dropped back into a deeper role. He pressed really well particularly in the first half but I don't think he can pull the strings in the same way when he's playing off Pukki like he was. We really need Buendia to step up and start properly taking control of games like he can at this level, feels like at the moment he's constantly a frustrated figure. That said though his set-piece delivery today was fantastic, criminal that we didn't make more of them, especially Hanley's one in the first half where he has to hit the target. Also worth saying without Tim Krul making two fantastic saves we lose this game comfortably. That one from Toney in the first half was absolutely brilliant.
Brentford are a very good side, that's clear to see. May have taken the lead against the run of play but once they did they played some really nice stuff, and Ivan Toney looks an absolute player. No doubt they'll be right up there again this season.
Anyway, a good point away from home. 10 points from 4 games since the international break, can't complain about that. Another tough away fixture against Bristol City on Saturday, let's hope we can keep the unbeaten run going.
I think we really missed Quintilla today. Sorenson did a decent job but a right-footed centre midfielder playing at left back just isn't ideal, makes the deal to loan out McCallum look even stranger than it did at the time. The amount of times we almost seemed to try and force the ball down the left hand-side and Brentford were comfortably pressing us into making a mistake or giving it away. Like last season when we played Byram there, the whole balance of the team feels wrong when you have a right-footer at left back, particularly considering how important full-backs are to our play.
Think Vrancic instantly looked more comfortable when dropped back into a deeper role. He pressed really well particularly in the first half but I don't think he can pull the strings in the same way when he's playing off Pukki like he was. We really need Buendia to step up and start properly taking control of games like he can at this level, feels like at the moment he's constantly a frustrated figure. That said though his set-piece delivery today was fantastic, criminal that we didn't make more of them, especially Hanley's one in the first half where he has to hit the target. Also worth saying without Tim Krul making two fantastic saves we lose this game comfortably. That one from Toney in the first half was absolutely brilliant.
Brentford are a very good side, that's clear to see. May have taken the lead against the run of play but once they did they played some really nice stuff, and Ivan Toney looks an absolute player. No doubt they'll be right up there again this season.
Anyway, a good point away from home. 10 points from 4 games since the international break, can't complain about that. Another tough away fixture against Bristol City on Saturday, let's hope we can keep the unbeaten run going.
