Brentford away PL thread

[danperkins]

Yeah mean if we score more goals than our opponents we'll win every game?

Exactly

[labourRed]

That is a huge two points dropped

Yeah. To be fair we won't be as bad defensively again for a while. It happens.

The worst thing about that game was how predictable it was after about 15mins.

Midfield is a massive worry. And that was ****ing predictable mid summer.

[BobTheCharmer]

Brentford played well, but it's two points dropped, we need to be more clinical in front of goal. Salah's miss should have made it 4-2 and game over.

It's OK, he got his 100th today.

Seriously though that miss was because he had too much time. All 3 of our forwards are instinctive finishers but miss more often than not when they have time to think.

I'm not sure we win titles defending like that.

Our corner delivery and movement is rubbish and it was such a threat.

[labourRed]

They were overloading our flanks all game, plus all second balls they won. Matip struggled all game with Tomey, we should have swapped Matip and VVD to counter that or put more players in and around him to protect him. Should have won the game though, had the chances and should have been home and dried in the second half. Well done Brentford.

You know strikers pull onto defenders, right?

[Fredo]

Take our chances and this is done. Same **** every game

3 goals should have been enough. Can't be hoping we score 5 or 6 to win games.

We lost by not dealing with their long balls and overloading of flanks all game.

[baitman]

We've been been excellent today.

**** off.

[dizzycat]

I think taking Jones off was a mistake, they had so much more space and possession after he went off

[kemm1]

3 goals should have been enough. Can't be hoping we score 5 or 6 to win games.

We lost by not dealing with their long balls and overloading of flanks all game.

[Fredo]

You know strikers pull onto defenders, right?

What do you mean? They had a clear game plan. Crystal clear. Win second balls in midfield and overload the flanks. Tomey was mostly playing on Matip's side and when there was a 50/50, we never dealt with the second ball. We could have sorted that by having Milner on instead of Bobby, we were 2-1 at the time and controlling the play. Even at 3-2, I thought we should have brought someone to cover that side.

[Rich]

I think taking Jones off was a mistake, they had so much more space and possession after he went off

We changed to 4-2-3-1 and it just didn’t work

[BigChief]

Weirdly he wants the one footed Greek on the right.

I'll take a one footed, wrong foot, taking great corners and freekicks on that side that can actually defend than a no foot and absolutely zero defensive capabilities player.

[Rich]

It’s not fair to blame Trent. He wasn’t brilliant but he was being overloaded.

[~LFCHistory~]

Top of the league and still undefeated but **** does that feel like a loss, only positive is that we're still scoring plenty.

Alisson looked nervy the whole game and Trent needs to be banned from taking set pieces.

It won't happen but Tsimikas deserves to be starting league games.

Big improvements needed for Porto and City

[Fredo]

Trent is one of the best set piece taker out there. I would get Robbo out of these duties though. Wasted so many corners. Tsimikas must be running him close now for left back.

[kemm1]

It’s not fair to blame Trent. He wasn’t brilliant but he was being overloaded.

Correct, he was marking three players for goals 2 and 3. Matip nor the midfield provided no help.