Igor Thiago

Igor Thiago

Reckon if he was an opposition player we'd call him a donkey but cos he is ours, he's very slowly improving, we want him to do well, and potentially he could be really good we are all onside with him still

The shot he sliced wide in the second half with his left foot Id have expected better of
 

Igor Thiago

... he's a centre forward....his main job is to score goals...so far...for me at least.... he's not been far enough forward for this to happen.. however....if KA is playing him as a target man to lay balls off to runners like DO and KA... it's understandable he probably won't score many....there can be no doubting his work rate...he grafts.
 

Igor Thiago

His priority now is becoming Prem League ‘street wise’. How to hold the ball up whilst managing defenders and if you can’t, how to win a free kick etc.
He needs to get more used to the niggly aspects of English football and the quicker he does, the better.
In addition to that the increased speed of thought, which is faster than Bulgarian and Belgian leagues.
 

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If our other centre forward wasn’t a striking **** Thiago would be learning from the bench. We’ve had to throw him in while he is still learning and recovering from injury. He doesn’t give up and will get better - he took a while to settle at his last club too and then caught fire. Keep the faith
 

Igor Thiago

Our goal was typical of exactly what he brings to the team.

He occupies defenders. He is a genuine target for long balls. It creates situations whereby Kelleher or the CBs can bypass midfield and drop the ball into the half space, leaving the opposition with two choices:

- Let Thiago drop in and take the ball and create an overload with space for Damsgaard to create goals

- Go aggressive and man-for-man with Thiago for the ball; risky because it leaves gaps for Outarra and Schade to exploit with their pace in behind if they don’t win the ball

The long balls forward would otherwise be routine for opposition defenders to come and turn over possession, as we saw last year Wissa was not much out on outlet in that sense. But Igor is a real unit. The goal was perfect; front to back really fast, defence caught between engaging Thiago and standing off and Outarra ruthlessly exploited that space.

Definite room for improvement; at Forest he struggled to make an impact, but I’d say that was more down to no Damsgaard/Schade/Outarra around him meant almost any first contacts he did win were then second balls that were picked up by Forest defenders.

Yesterday on the other hand with the right personnel it definitely “clicked” structurally and tactically but he was a bit wasteful with the ball at his feet; a shanked shot here, some misplaced passes there, some hold-up play that was a bit slow or sloppy. But the blueprint is there and I’m confident the reaction times and confidence with the ball will grow with every match he plays at this level. Still only 24 as well, so much room for growth.

Goal and assist (does it count as an assist officially?) from his first two games I am pretty happy with.
 

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BFC1997 said:
Our goal was typical of exactly what he brings to the team.

He occupies defenders. He is a genuine target for long balls. It creates situations whereby Kelleher or the CBs can bypass midfield and drop the ball into the half space, leaving the opposition with two choices:

- Let Thiago drop in and take the ball and create an overload with space for Damsgaard to create goals

- Go aggressive and man-for-man with Thiago for the ball; risky because it leaves gaps for Outarra and Schade to exploit with their pace in behind if they don’t win the ball

The long balls forward would otherwise be routine for opposition defenders to come and turn over possession, as we saw last year Wissa was not much out on outlet in that sense. But Igor is a real unit. The goal was perfect; front to back really fast, defence caught between engaging Thiago and standing off and Outarra ruthlessly exploited that space.

Definite room for improvement; at Forest he struggled to make an impact, but I’d say that was more down to no Damsgaard/Schade/Outarra around him meant almost any first contacts he did win were then second balls that were picked up by Forest defenders.

Yesterday on the other hand with the right personnel it definitely “clicked” structurally and tactically but he was a bit wasteful with the ball at his feet; a shanked shot here, some misplaced passes there, some hold-up play that was a bit slow or sloppy. But the blueprint is there and I’m confident the reaction times and confidence with the ball will grow with every match he plays at this level. Still only 24 as well, so much room for growth.

Goal and assist (does it count as an assist officially?) from his first two games I am pretty happy with.
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What none of the above covers too is his excellent defensive set piece contribution which is important.
 

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wibs said:
Reckon if he was an opposition player we'd call him a donkey but cos he is ours, he's very slowly improving, we want him to do well, and potentially he could be really good we are all onside with him still

The shot he sliced wide in the second half with his left foot Id have expected better of
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Good summary.

imo, he is not agile enough and his movement is poor. Some complaining about first touch but that seems OK. Shooting needs practice
 

Igor Thiago

Flick-on was top

Also, remember Maupay 1.0 and Hogan started off sluggish/slow (literally) in their first games and look how they turned out
 

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wibs said:
Reckon if he was an opposition player we'd call him a donkey but cos he is ours, he's very slowly improving, we want him to do well, and potentially he could be really good we are all onside with him still

The shot he sliced wide in the second half with his left foot Id have expected better of
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??
 

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He’s 24 years old, has missed a lot of football since we signed him, is new to the PL, it will all come good with a bit of patience and support. His work rate and overall attitude is very much in the Brentford mould, I like him a lot.
 

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For anybody slating him or saying he doesnt look prem quality etc, are we going to whinge if he occupies defenders so Dango and Kev can score 15 each?
Besides, in two Prem games this season he has one goal and one assist - that currently equals 19 goals and 19 assists come seasons end.
 

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I posted this last year and still believe that we need to be patient with Mr T.

It is highly likely that, had he been fit for last season’s games, he would have been the junior partner in the Bryan, Wissa, Kevin group, and he would have worked his apprenticeship during the course of the season, but with him missing out on playing last season and Bryan leaving this year together with the current situation with Wissa he has been, virtually, thrown in the deep end and become the ‘main’ man with all the expectations that position brings.

As we have recently seen, there are some quality defenders in the PL so to be able to get the better of them he will have to improve and develop his techniques; something that I’m sure he is doing this in training.

Thankfully, the recent addition of Dango alongside Mr T will take the pressure off him, to some extent.

Like Kevin, I’m sure that once he gets his first goal from open play we will see a big change in his confidence in the pitch. I loved how, after having a few strong words with him on Saturday, Jordan went over to congratulate him for his assist for Dango’s goal.

Fingers crossed he stays injury free and can play regularly to show us what he’s capable of.
 

Igor Thiago

When Damsgaard came back from his long term knee problem,i remember him saying in an interview that in the season before he came good he knew what he wanted to do but his body was slow to react.

I imagine it's the same for Igor.His fitness is really good and he worked hard,give him time and his body will catch up to his brain.
 

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Let’s hope the coaching staff, Kev O’Connor and anyone that is left, can work their magic with Igor, like they did with Toney.

The improvement to his all round game in his time with us was incredible.

PG splashed the cash on Igor because he considered him to be the next on the conveyor belt of strikers who could come to the club and be coached into being world class.
 

Igor Thiago

I thought his work-rate was superb; just that he often made the wrong choice when positioning and that’s only going to come with more games to develop the understanding with his teammates. Once the attacking unit of him, Kevin, Dango and Mikkel, supported by Jordan, gets some miles on the clock I think we’re going to be well entertained.
 

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Lionel Bart-At said:
What I loved about that goal was that it was a proper, confident, clinical, strikers finish. Clean hit, bounced strike, back across goal, where it came from sort of thing. Text book. Nerveless.
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Really the first proper sight of goal he’s had in a Bees shirt as well. Took it very nicely.
 

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Loved his celebration tonight. Loved his celebration for his assist on Saturday. Proper Bee. ?
 

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He’ll probably end the season on 25 goals and still have a bunch on here not being convinced about what he brings and at least one at the same time worrying about us not having a back up for him.
 

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Hopefully he’s been wrapped in an anti-gravity cotton wool body suit on the coach back just in case. That stamp made me wince.
 

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UnsungZero said:
I've only seen the Sky highlights which finish with Igor on the ground after the stamp on his ankle. Did he seem to be moving OK after that ?

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Yes , he continued ok it seemed ? As for the challenge it looked like a straight red in my view….could have been very nasty ,described by the commentator on Sky as a “potential leg breaker “ !
 

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upnorthbee said:
There won’t be any “f*** Brentford” or Wissa antics from this chap I wouldn’t have thought. A bit like Kayode, pure passion for the shirt. Well done big man!
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As much as I love the sentiment, I wouldn't even think about that. Otherwise you'll find yourself wondering 'will they do a Wissa' whenever a new player comes through the door.

Ultimately, you can never really know the actions a player will take. Even PG and KA, you hvae to believe that if a player says they'll play for the shirt, they'll mean it.

I'd like to believe this was never Yoanne's ploy all along. However, that's not important now.

Igor finds himself playing in the Premier League, he's got numbers on the board all ready, that's all that matters right now
 
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