Brentford 2 v Aston Villa 1 Post Match Thread

[Legion]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Add Trez and el Ghazi to that list.

[PaulTheVillan]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Add Trez and el Ghazi to that list.

Absolutely. I was just going off the ones he deemed good enough to start today.

[Bobby Boy]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Yes, these four stand out as needing to be upgraded.

I'm sure it will happen too.

[SoccerHQ]

That is fans for you, when we win the team are great, when we lose everything is shit

Won 7, lost 11.

We've got a long way to go.

Brentford were lousy today so I'm not sure what reaction is expected?

We lost to likes of Charlton in MON's first season who got relegated yet overall direction or travel in long run was good up to a certain point.

Overall I've been happy with what I've seen so far under Gerrard. Even first 30 minutes today we scored a good goal and created some other decent moves.

Next hour was a wake up call though and probably means an extra signing in next two weeks.

[kippaxvilla2]

We are talking about upgrades on those players but we are not good enough to have four or five first teamers on the bench.  It’s bad enough with Ings sometimes not getting a game.

[passport1]

I thought we were lethargic  and lacking the intensity we showed before covid interrupted things. Hardly surprising when we have got three players trying to get back full fitness and sharpness and an in form striker missing.
I won't  be wetting the bed just yet.

[Demitri_C]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Keep targett as backup.

I wouldnt sell luiz but other ones can gi alomg with trez and el ghazi

[ez]

Traore leaving the pitch and into the dugout like an all conquering hero was laughable.

[TonyD]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Add Trez and el Ghazi to that list.

Absolutely. I was just going off the ones he deemed good enough to start today.

Cash is also not quite good enough. 

[martyn ellis]

I blame Alan Smith who just before they scored their first said that we were completely dominant and not letting Brentford get a look in (words to that effect). On a serious note, even when we were completely dominant, we looked over complacent and not as sharp as we have done.

[john e]

I don’t like Brentford remind me of Wimbledon

But today’s result was all of our own doing
We can have no excuses

When Trez went down in the box at the end I said to my young lad oooh VAR will look at that You never know
Then when it was showed on the replay we both just shook our heads in total fucking embarrassment

[PaulTheVillan]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Add Trez and el Ghazi to that list.

Absolutely. I was just going off the ones he deemed good enough to start today.

Cash is also not quite good enough.

I quite like Cash. I think he’s been unlucky that whoever has played in front of him have been awful at helping him out.

[brontebilly]

We are so one-paced. More dynamic full backs are a must.

Thought the same, despite all our decent play with the ball we never really threatened to cut them open. Little or no quality out wide throughout. Bit of an overreaction here on the general performance. We were much the better team I thought against a very limited Brentford team. Hard to believe we lost but we lacked ambition even when leading.

Martinez 7, Cash 6, Konsa 7, Hause 6, Targett 5, Luiz 7, McGinn 6, Ramsey 6 (Sanson 6), Buendia 8, Ings 7, Traore 5 (Trez 6).

[Clampy]

I thought we were petty decent in the first half. They didn't do anything other than score and our midfield deserve some credit for that. Second half wasn't good enough but we still shouldn't have lost. I wasn't sure about the subs either  although I can just about understand the Sanson one. Buendia was great.

[TonyD]

Poor. Big calls for Gerrard to make coming up.

Targett
Luiz
Hause
Traore

Not good enough if we aim to be a top half side.

Add Trez and el Ghazi to that list.

Absolutely. I was just going off the ones he deemed good enough to start today.

Cash is also not quite good enough.

I quite like Cash. I think he’s been unlucky that whoever has played in front of him have been awful at helping him out.

I like him but his crosses are mostly shite and he often gets done and gives pens and dangerous free kicks.