Brentford 0-1 Leicester - Post Match Thread

[Suzie the Fox]

Not the most scintillating of games, but we did enough to get the win and thru to the next round. That will do for me. 

[LestaAl]

It’s a win, onto the next one, ...some of the 2nd team are really way off the 1st team

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

That was Brentford’s last FA cup tie at that ground, they’re moving grounds you see.

[Sir Shep]

We’ve won, job done, weekend not ruined, Sheppy happy, bring on the villa. 

[hejammy]

Gary - 'Ian Achi' 

 

How many names does he have for him? 

Edited 25 January 2020 by hejammy

[foxinsox]

Sluggish second half, but did the job on a potential banana skin.

 

Fuchs rightly MOTM. Great save from Ward too.

 

On to the next round.

[Mike Oxlong]

Love the post match interviews for a bit of cliche bingo 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Kavanagh gave nothing stupid against us ......

Apart from giving them a phantom corner that they nearly scored from.

[Stinkenzo]

Did Leicester City fan Gary Lineker just say "here's Christian Fyukes and Kelechi Iheanachi"?

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Will someone get Nachos name correct please 

[Poznan34]

Pretty even game overall, second half was nervy, happy to be in the hat for the fifth round!

[Sir Shep]

Just now, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

That was Brentford’s last FA cup tie at that ground, they’re moving grounds you see.

I did not know that!

[Corky]

Making all these changes affects how we play, Brentford are clearly very well coached beyond their first team and made it difficult, we probably should've wrapped it up before half-time.

 

But little drama really apart from the cross that hit the post. Fuchs was excellent, Praet in the first half ran the game, Iheanacho with another good display, others not so great.

[Daggers]

Just now, Finnegan said:

Rested a lot of important people and got through. 

True that, I feel very refreshed from not caring about the match knowing we would not play for a replay.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Just now, Walkers said:

Did Leicester City fan Gary Lineker just say "here's Christian Fyukes and Kelechi Iheanachi"?

Yes he did  

[Pliskin]

Did enough, and that was all we needed to do.

 

I’m going to credit Rodgers today with clever tactics, we did the job in the first half and had we needed more goals we could have got them. Second half we sat off a bit, didn’t go chasing the ball all over the pitch like mad men and relied on our defensive strength to keep them at bay, and it worked.

 

Busy schedule coming up and we need as many lads as fit as possible, no one come off that pitch too knackered and we are ready to go again.

 

They did alright, troubled us a few times but we held them at arms length for most of it. Well done lads.

[Fox in the North]

Happy enough to go through. It didn’t need to be end to end carnage like other cup games so a relatively boring 2nd half suited me fine.

[Remember Kember]

How good was Fuchs brilliant today. Some of them clearly not going to challenge the first team on that display 

[The Guvnor]

Fantastic goal, thought it would be relatively easy playing Brentfords reserves, how wrong was I.

Well played Brentford smart second half.

[Sly]

Nacho seems like a nice bloke. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Just now, Sir Shep said:

I did not know that!

Good job I mentioned it then  🦊

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Through to the next round

 

thats all that matters

 

well done Brentford 

[TheF1Bob]

I thought Big Wes was great in the second half along with Fuchs.

 

Everyone else was crap though. Seriously crap.

 

 

[surrifox]

Christian is a real man , a proper grown -up . Don’t let him retire 

[Bossman Blessed It]

Did a job without having to use most of the usual starting 11. Wasn't pretty but the fact that we beat Brentford without too much real exertion was so important in preserving our squad a little. Only natural to have an eye fixated on our semi final in a few days.