Brentford 2 v Aston Villa 1 Post Match Thread

[Sexual Ealing]

That’s a terrible defeat. Seems our latest Covid shutdown has really taken the momentum away from us. Instead of playing Burnley at home after an easy win at Norwich it’s all come apart a bit. Somewhat understandable given the circumstances. But it’s also revealing to the manager just who might make it and who needs to be replaced as the window opens. We were very good at times today and conceded a very poor goal right before the break. After that it was an even game until their goal. This won’t sit well with Gerrard.

This is on Gerrard at least as much as any player.

Who is gerrard suppose to choose? I mean look at this squad its down to the bare bones with a 16 year old on the bench.

At least gerrard knows where we need players and who is shit *coughs* trez

Did Trezeguet pick himself to come on? We have excellent kids who could've been selected in Carney and JPB, but the manager chose not to use them.

[SaddVillan]

If you look at the table, most clubs are roughly where they were forecast to be at the start of the season.

We're much of a mushness (pun intended) with 6-7 other clubs in mid-table where 2-3 wins can take you up to 6th or 7th, possibly 5th if one of the Greedy6 has a run of poor results.

West Ham appear to be the one mid-tabler showing that they have what it takes to go higher than perhaps they were expected to be, with Leicester showing the reverse trend.

Think we all need to take a reality pill. We were a work in progress at the start of the season and remain so.

Looking at our recent signings:
Emi2- coming good.
Ings - an Ingigma up front - doesn't run as much as Ollie and is a different player, requiring a different approach/style?
Bailey -  jury still out because of injuries.
Sanson - beginning to show why he was signed - will improve with more minutes.

Let's see what January brings in terms of newcomers.

Looking on the brightside - we've still got the Holy Grail to aim for (at least until next Monday).

[andyh]

That was utter bollocks against a team who weren’t interested in attacking and just parked the bus hoping for the odd chance going forwards.

Hause - there’s a reason he’s back up to Mings and you saw every reason why today.
Targett - in constant acres of space on the left and never made any use of the space he had and his delivery is meh.
Luiz - sloppy and slow
Buendia - sublime to the The useless in virtually every phase of play.
Trez- did the hard work then utterly embarrasses himself what a clown
Traore - utterly frustrating and wasteful.
Cash - limited in the final third.

No pace to our play, everyone needs 2 or 3 touches, honeymoon over and I hope Gerrard is telling a number of these players a few home truths. Utterly unacceptable from numerous of them today.

That cheque book needs to be out as there are several players who need replacing.

I pretty much agree with every word of this, I think you’ve nailed it.

[Villa Lew]

The better team for most of the game, but that counts for nowt, they had only 2 chances in the game and took them both. Trezeguet you are an absolute disgrace.

[Monty]

This will happen sometimes, they're a jammy side and I don't hold that against them, they know how to spoil and harry and can be impressively ruthless with finishing what chances they get. For us, time to get up in the morning, keep working hard and trust that the approach will yield more good than bad going forward.

[rougegorge]

When Luiz and SJM are so ineffectual in the same match, the outcome is fairly inevitable.

Yes.

The pair of them are capable of really good games but can turn in anonymous shows as well.

Even then we shouldn't have lost. We were mediocre, but Brentford weren't even that for most of the game, and their moments were assisted by our wasteful play.

Playing Traore and then Trezeguet seemed an odd choice,  considering neither are going to be around for 2 or 3 weeks.

[Risso]

That was a massive disappointment, both in terms of performance and result.

[jwarry]

That was a massive disappointment, both in terms of performance and result.

Result yes performance no

[AV82EC]

This will happen sometimes, they're a jammy side and I don't hold that against them, they know how to spoil and harry and can be impressively ruthless with finishing what chances they get. For us, time to get up in the morning, keep working hard and trust that the approach will yield more good than bad going forward.

Of course I agree here Monty but I’m so incandescent with annoyance I won’t reach your Zen like level of calm until at least tomorrow morning.

[Villatillidie1982]

Hause isn’t good enough sadly.

The goals were the fault of both central defenders. Mings was missed badly.

[wolfman999]

Piss poor, thought we got over that type o performance, looking at today team you are talking about needing 4 or 5 players to up grade, don't mind losing if we played well, but this looks like a performance under Dean smith before he left

Yep very much a Dean game. 

Exactly what I thought. I hoped we might have seen the end of these Dean Smith type performances but we clearly still have a few in the system. I doubt we will see how a Steven Gerrard team performs, on a regular basis, until next season after a pre-season and he's sorted out his squad.

[Nii Lamptey]

Targett poorest by far today, and for all the plaudits Cash gets, can you remember the last time he put a decent cross in, because I can’t!? Last RB we had that could cross a ball was Elmo.

Can’t believe we’ve lost that. Until their equaliser (against run of play), there was only going to be one winner and we fucked it up admirably.

Won’t get too carried away with the performance/result as it’s only one game…. The test will be how we respond next game, as well as the  quality/positions of any new signings between now and then.

[Ads]

Better side and should have got a point at least out of that. The reaction on here is as ever way over the top.

[Simon Page]

Playing Traore and then Trezeguet seemed an odd choice,  considering neither are going to be around for 2 or 3 weeks.

Judging by the bench, I think it was bare bones today and normally we wouldn't have seen them. Even so, the team we put out was hardly the U-18s.

Throw everything at the Cup please.

[Marton]

Whos that coach that need a haircut that is always standing around murmuring in the ear to our head coach whenever we play like shit?
Was the same with the last days of smith and when Gerrad came in he was sitting down in the background. Now he is back and yapping, pointing and giving directions like he was head coach or his assistant.
Didnt we get rid of all the Smith entourage?