Much talk of the refereeing standard in this game, but apart from that, I thought Brentford is probably one of the best sides we've met this season and, ironically, using our own style of intense and high pressing tactics, did it better than us on our own back yard. Some of our medicine kind of thing. I don't know if this is Brentford's normal pace and style of play, but their game plan worked very well and they out did us in many areas. In particular, winning more 50/50 and 2nd ball battles. Thankfully the finishing opportunities that this created were squandered, otherwise we might have been on the losing end .
Heads didn't drop though and we went on to equalise which was a real credit to the mentality, outlook and dedication of the players. It was 100mph stuff for long periods and for the neutral (and probably the teams' supporters too) great entertainment. I became more concerned as the game progressed that we didn't really look like scoring whereas Brentford's chances were wasted. This is the type of game that we might have lost at the same stage last season. I can see why the ref gave their penalty - he seemed in a good position to decide but didn't have the endless replays that the TV audience benefited from and bought their strikers falling over. Then there was Jansson's hauling down of their striker on the edge of the box which we should be grateful didn't result in another penalty for them, given his clear leaning towards them. I still remember Arsenal's unbeaten season around 2003. I'm sure that they must have had bad decisions against them and their fair share of poor refs - all teams do - it averages out I suppose, so this was one of our bad experiences which we didn't lose! Although 50 games without a penalty might make me reconsider..... All in all, I think out of the two manager's Bielsa must have ended up the happier. All this, of course, without Hernandez, Roofe and Beradi. Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
