Great performance by the lads. They are a very class team and the effort put in by every player was just superb. Bows sticking Bonne out wide against their left back meant he won a lot of possession and took their centre halves out of the game. Good goal from the las to. Doughty was immense today. His first touch on a long ball from Phillips was a) a great pass and b) great control. His run and cross for the goal excellent.
Really confident we can eek out some points in the games remaining as we defend so well. So impressed with Bows. Got it spot on with his tactics today, just a tad unlucky. We go again.
Things like this need to stop from all teams... Or is Football turning into American Football with four quarters rather than two halves now?
Drinks break my arse.
He was giving them a full on lecture - it's supposed to be a one minute drinks break. How many Brentford players are holding a drinks bottle in that picture?
Really don't understand this mentality of "Well, at least we didn't get battered." Absolute tin pot mentality that.
Absolutely get your emotions. Heard the result just after the end as I walked out of work. Rang my dad to seek solace. 80 year old SheffieldAlan was wise and realistic. We have the lowest budget in the league and Brentford have arguably the biggest. They are set up for the premier League and we are set up for league one. I hate losing and find it still hurts whereas dad can take it better. We love our club equally and the stress is shared just no longer in equal measure. Daughter shares my pain.
We go again. We aren't in the bottom three. That's all that matters. More stress to come, guaranteed. Still trusting Bowyer.
Just watched it again and in slow motion replays. It was 100% a penalty. Cullen didn't touch the ball and took the man's lower shin/ankle. Blinkers removed, it was a penalty.
Really don't understand this mentality of "Well, at least we didn't get battered." Absolute tin pot mentality that.
we all know Brentford are a good side but we were 1 nil up for some time. then we ballsed it up. yes we are a poorer team than them (money wise and up front certainly) but for me todays lose was down to poor substitutions.
I may be Naby Sarr's biggest fan, sure, but I'm sure I speak for many of us when I say that Lockyer, Pearce and Sarr are almost mandatory starters for the rest of the season - we look SO much better. Oshilaja can cover both wing-backs and we can consider our best forward options with that as the extremely solid basis
The ten minutes around the penalty showed the gulf in class. We couldn’t get close to them and were peppering us with shots.
I think the result likely would’ve been largely the same, but the subs were overly defensive and it seems to be a blind spot from Bowyer when seeing out these types of games. We setup defensively to play on the break so to then make even more defensive subs and remove all our counter attacking pace was effectively an admission we’d be surrendering all possession and attacking intent from that point on. It also left is with no way to react once behind.
We’ve played a lot worse though, and the first half midfield looked decent. I’d consider bringing Albie back in for JFC for more creativity, but otherwise I hope Williams, Field, and Cullen start at the weekend. Two up top as well please. Need to be much more positive in our next match.
I may be Naby Sarr's biggest fan, sure, but I'm sure I speak for many of us when I say that Lockyer, Pearce and Sarr are almost mandatory starters for the rest of the season - we look SO much better. Oshilaja can cover both wing-backs and we can consider our best forward options with that as the extremely solid basis
I do like that combination as a back 3, it's a real shame that Doughty can't last the 90 and that for some reason Purrington is completely out of favour
I may be Naby Sarr's biggest fan, sure, but I'm sure I speak for many of us when I say that Lockyer, Pearce and Sarr are almost mandatory starters for the rest of the season - we look SO much better. Oshilaja can cover both wing-backs and we can consider our best forward options with that as the extremely solid basis
I do like that combination as a back 3, it's a real shame that Doughty can't last the 90 and that for some reason Purrington is completely out of favour
So the ref says Cullen won the ball first, but then still gives a penalty? Absolute joke
Makes a mockery of the laws of the game. He won the challenge because he won the ball. He can’t help momentum taking both himself and Benrahma going into each other.
It’s not a penalty, we got done there.
It doesn't. The ref says he got a touch on the ball not that it was a clean tackle. Unfortunately a touch on the ball doesn't automatically mean no foul these days.
Really don't understand this mentality of "Well, at least we didn't get battered." Absolute tin pot mentality that.
In most circumstances I'd completely agree with you.
However, we played away at the form team of the division. The one thing we have going for us in the tight relegation struggle we are in the thick of is a better goal difference than most of the teams around us.
Goal difference could prove to be crucial and is almost worth an extra point.
Both Luton and Barnsley need to finish One point ahead of Charlton as our goal difference is so superior. Hull, Huddersfield, and Middlesbrough are only 3 and 4 goals worse off, and Stoke are ahead on goal difference.
I may be Naby Sarr's biggest fan, sure, but I'm sure I speak for many of us when I say that Lockyer, Pearce and Sarr are almost mandatory starters for the rest of the season - we look SO much better. Oshilaja can cover both wing-backs and we can consider our best forward options with that as the extremely solid basis
I do like that combination as a back 3, it's a real shame that Doughty can't last the 90 and that for some reason Purrington is completely out of favour
Purrington is shit
35th minute at Wembley last year he was ok.....
One of the major reasons we are playing this game tonight.
Your opinion, of course, but we have been solid in defence, including Purrington.
We are still in this league. We have lost to a team that we haven’t beaten in 24 years and a team battling for promotion to the Premiership unbeaten in 6 now.
We have lost by a goal. Not by 3 every game when we were relegated last time out in the Champ.
We play what, 9 games in 25 days or something, have a massively injury prone squad with some players like Williams who physically cannot play more than 60 minutes in a game and have the smallest budget in the league and people moan at Bowyers subs. Give me strength.
Beat Wigan and as long as their 12 point deduction stands, we will be safe IMO. Barnsley at best win 2 of their 4. Wigan at best win 2 of 4. Luton have an easier run in but are like us with a lack of goals and at best win 2 of 4.
Really don't understand this mentality of "Well, at least we didn't get battered." Absolute tin pot mentality that.
Absolutely get your emotions. Heard the result just after the end as I walked out of work. Rang my dad to seek solace. 80 year old SheffieldAlan was wise and realistic. We have the lowest budget in the league and Brentford have arguably the biggest. They are set up for the premier League and we are set up for league one. I hate losing and find it still hurts whereas dad can take it better. We love our club equally and the stress is shared just no longer in equal measure. Daughter shares my pain.
We go again. We aren't in the bottom three. That's all that matters. More stress to come, guaranteed. Still trusting Bowyer.
Brentford have nowhere near the biggest budget. Last time we were in the champ our losses were similar, whilst they invested their money in a diverse array of young talent we wasted it on aging internationals and mostly useless Northern Europeans. Now they operate on a budget only a few million more than then, have narrowed their losses and even made a profit last season even without including the sale of Griffin Park. Their budget is bottom half if not bottom third. Their success is strategic and well structured.
Now that the dust has settled and I am over the fact we give away a lead and lost, I have been able to look at and there are major positives from this.
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Bows sticking Bonne out wide against their left back meant he won a lot of possession and took their centre halves out of the game. Good goal from the las to.
Doughty was immense today. His first touch on a long ball from Phillips was a) a great pass and b) great control. His run and cross for the goal excellent.
So impressed with Bows. Got it spot on with his tactics today, just a tad unlucky.
We go again.
He was giving them a full on lecture - it's supposed to be a one minute drinks break. How many Brentford players are holding a drinks bottle in that picture?
We go again. We aren't in the bottom three. That's all that matters. More stress to come, guaranteed. Still trusting Bowyer.
Scored from open play and a strikers finish for Bonne should pick him up!
It definitely is an extra point !
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-boss-lee-bowyer-proud-of-side-after-spirited-display-during-defeat-at-high-flying-brentford/
My wedding anniversary. It would have been 19 years if I hadn't got divorced 10 years ago.
I should have known we would lose.
Bows & the Ref.
One of the major reasons we are playing this game tonight.
We have lost by a goal. Not by 3 every game when we were relegated last time out in the Champ.
There is still a lot of hope ...
COYR’s
Beat Wigan and as long as their 12 point deduction stands, we will be safe IMO. Barnsley at best win 2 of their 4. Wigan at best win 2 of 4. Luton have an easier run in but are like us with a lack of goals and at best win 2 of 4.
Ball went and the Brentford diver started going straight down
We still haven't scored with our feet post lockdown but maybe Bowyer has a bet on or something.
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lee-bowyer-pleased-to-see-hard-work-pay-off-as-macauley-bonne-ends-goal-drought-also-explains-absence-of-andre-green-and-tomer-hemed-at-brentford/
I thought Bonne looked fine too but as Bowyer says, he could barely move after the game after pulling his groin
I have a video of my wedding and play it backwards so it has a happy ending! 😉
1. Bonne Scored
2. We only lost by one.
Lots of rest and recovery now to get ready for Saturday where we can expect to have Hemed back in the squad.