Brentford (A) - Pre Match Thread (18/03/23)

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Set a points target?

“No.”

I wonder if he's forgot about the 40 point target he had already set us this season now we don't look like reaching it 

[J. James]

24 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Its Amartey , Cags or Vesty. 

 

If you had £5, who would you put it on?

Anybody with 28.5 grams of sense and a capacty to remember longer than 10 minutes would not play Amartey ...

 

Rodgers will play Amartey.

 

Should be Cags but his name is clearly on page one of the C**t book so zero chance.

[lcfcbluearmy]

Why five defeats in a row?

“It’s concentration  my tactics. We’ve just had They have caused costly moments in games. The Villa and Spurs games, we showed our level. We deserved to lose to Arsenal and United, despite a good start at Old Trafford. But we’ve had five other games where we’ve played well but not got the results. Fulham, Forest, Brighton, Southampton, and Chelsea. We’ve taken one point. There are moments in the games that are costing us. It’s not about the capability. It’s not about the knowledge, because they’re doing their job. It’s about concentration Tactics”

 

Fixed it for him

[jim5000]

48 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Its Amartey , Cags or Vesty. 

 

If you had £5, who would you put it on?

I would put it on Amartey, but still utterly bewildered why Cags has been frozen out :-(

[kingkisnorbo]

I find that Tete answer quite staggering. 

[Vazman]

Thomas Frank's team talk to Brentford Saturday - Get out there and play as hard and fast as you can go for the jugular Leicester are on the ropes and there are points to be had.

 

Brendan Rodgers team talk to The Foxes - Brentford are an aggressive team, who have pace and desire, Thomas has done a wonderful job with them, they're playing better than us, we need to keep the ball pass it around the back, and try and get an opening to find a goal, if we go ahead early then just keep the ball no pressure.

 

All hypothetical, off course, and hopefully not a word of truth in it...

[Spudulike]

What's up with Wilf? Rather he played centre back than the others. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

No Kristensen No Evans then so It means the plank will play Amartey and we are fuched for Saturday - we won't concede any less than 3 

Edited 16 March 2023 by CrazyKopCorner

[Corky]

Soyuncu or even Ndidi at CB. No Amartey please.

[alanf0x]

Amartey + Ward = zero points 

[los dedos]

1 hour ago, kingkisnorbo said:

I find that Tete answer quite staggering. 

Just something along the lines of. " He's looking good in training and I'm sure in the next few matches he really will show the fans why we really wanted him."

Just lie through your shiny white teeth Brendan. 🤷‍♂️

[LCFCJohn]

I can kind of get not playing Faes and Cags as a two as they are both a bit…rash in their playing style. 
 

But with Faes out, there is not excuse in my mind not to put Soyuncu and Souttar at the back. 

[Jabfox]

1 hour ago, kingkisnorbo said:

I find that Tete answer quite staggering. 

Agreed mate 

[Stuntman_Mike]

How infuriating are his interviews 

[majaco]

I am a little pessimistic.  

[CrazyKopCorner]

I’m fearing we need at least 3 goals to get a result

[Jon Bez]

3 hours ago, lcfcbluearmy said:

Why five defeats in a row?

“It’s concentration  my tactics. We’ve just had They have caused costly moments in games. The Villa and Spurs games, we showed our level. We deserved to lose to Arsenal and United, despite a good start at Old Trafford. But we’ve had five other games where we’ve played well but not got the results. Fulham, Forest, Brighton, Southampton, and Chelsea. We’ve taken one point. There are moments in the games that are costing us. It’s not about the capability. It’s not about the knowledge, because they’re doing their job. It’s about concentration Tactics”

 

Fixed it for him

It is also stupid mistakes from individual players too. It is tactics of course but let's not pretend that's all it is. 

[winteriscoming]

Didn’t think I could have less confidence in Rodgers. Then he comes out with - a great coaching challenge. About the relegation battle. Fvck off Rodgers. 
 

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, Jon Bez said:

It is also stupid mistakes from individual players too. It is tactics of course but let's not pretend that's all it is. 

Players devoid of confidence and motivation will tend to make more of those kind of mistakes unfortunately

[TJQuik]

4 hours ago, jim5000 said:

I would put it on Amartey, but still utterly bewildered why Cags has been frozen out :-(

Have people really forgotten what a bombscare Soyuncu actually is?

[Skid_1884]

5 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Brendan Rodgers Pre-Match Press Conference vs Brentford

 

Injuries?

“Victor Kristiansen won’t make it. He’ll probably miss out on this one. Jonny Evans we just have to wait and see. There’s a doubt around him.”
 

Evans?

“It’s a player down. We have to get on with it. We have to cope with it.”

 

Setback for Evans?

“Yes. Hopefully he’s back for the weekend, if not after that.”

 

Why five defeats in a row?

“It’s concentration. We’ve just had costly moments in games. The Villa and Spurs games, we showed our level. We deserved to lose to Arsenal and United, despite a good start at Old Trafford. But we’ve had five other games where we’ve played well but not got the results. Fulham, Forest, Brighton, Southampton, and Chelsea. We’ve taken one point. There are moments in the games that are costing us. It’s not about the capability. It’s not about the knowledge, because they’re doing their job. It’s about concentration.”

 

Taking chances?

“You always want to create opportunities but taking them is important. The important thing is not making mistakes. At Southampton, a few mistakes cost us and then we don’t get back into the game through scoring goals. We’re under no illusions to the task. We’ve got 12 games left and there’s a nine-team league now that we want to finish at the top of. We need to increase our concentration level. We have to see the good moments through and if we do, we’ll pick up the points.”
 

Relegation battle?

“It’s a great coaching challenge. There’s a lot of points to play for, 36. There’s more than enough there to put us in a good position. We’ve just got to concentrate on performances. I really believe in the players. It’s playing at the highest level, and when they do that, we look a good team.”
 

Set a points target?

“No.”
 

Plan during international break?

“Sometimes it’s about allowing the player to recover mentally. It’s been a tough season for us. It will be about that freshness because we know that when we come back, it will be foot to the floor all the way through. I want the players to be fresh.”
 

Toney?

“I’ve been really impressed with him and the team. What I enjoy watching about Brentford is that they haven’t been affected by the Premier League. They have come up and are still hungry for that. They do the basics really well. Ivan has the confidence and technical quality. He’s a street player also. He’s aggressive and strong. We have to be ready for the team.”
 

How to train concentration?

“You train it every day in terms of your exercises but under pressure it’s totally different. It’s about doing the basics of the game well. We do a lot of work about decision making in training.”
 

Are players fighting?

“I don’t think that’s in question. The players have given everything. We’re not at the height of our confidence. The frustration is that in the moments we switch off and we don’t get into position, we get punished. The players are an honest group of players. It’s important to stay upbeat as a leader. We’ve shown before we can come through difficult moments. It’s about fighting, running, and organisation. If you cut out mistakes, it gives you a chance to get results.”

 

Relegation?

“Our objective now is very clear. We have to get enough points to stay in the league. There’s no tip-toeing around it. We haven’t been good enough so far. The goal is very simple.”
 

Play 3-4-1-2 again?

“We had one winger available and that was the reason why we did that. You have to be flexible in your system. Brentford play 4-3-3 and in certain games, they will play 3-5-2. You have to have flexibility. We had to make that adjustment because Barnes wasn’t fit to start. Him being available and Tete being available gives us an opportunity to play 4-3-3.”
 

Tielemans contract?

“That’s with the club. Youri is towards the end of his contract, we’ll just have to see where that one goes."
 

Other contracts?

“There’s nothing on that. There’s nothing more to add on any contract situation.”
 

Tete?

“It was purely a loan deal and then we’ll reassess it at the end of the season.”

I stopped reading at the point he said we played well against Fulham and Forest. I am completely done with the bloke, he could win us a champions league and I would still have no interest  in knowing what he says about our club or anything to do with football for that matter. Parasite 

[Sunbury Fox]

4 hours ago, jim5000 said:

I would put it on Amartey, but still utterly bewildered why Cags has been frozen out :-(

Just hope that VK won't be the next to be frozen out given the rumours flying around of a possible fall out. The Elite One just seems to want pliable yes men in the team. It's the only plausible explanation for his continued devotion to the useless Ward and Amartey. 

[TJQuik]

4 hours ago, kingkisnorbo said:

I find that Tete answer quite staggering. 

Given up on him after 5 games

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, TJQuik said:

Given up on him after 5 games

Yep, he's going the same way as Under. 

[Ric Flair]

They've never beaten us in the modern era.