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Billy Nylon said:
Toneyesque today. Absolutely superb
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Thiago-esque. I don't think you can compare the two; Ivan had all that time with us in the Championship to hone his skills. This is Igor's first full season.
Eventually, who knows, he might even be better!
 

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james121bees said:
Thiago will come good. Heā€™s really not being utilised with a negative 5 at the back formation. His strength will come from having Schade & Ouattara running down the wings providing.
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See the difference of him being the vocal point with service being provided out wide šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø donā€™t understand the doubters about him Thiago is a good egg 5 goals this season šŸ˜Š
 

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Let him run on to a ball or attack a ball in the box and heā€™s a threat - look at his showreels

Hold up play improves every game; as does his understanding with those around him

I liked the one where he made his own chance - despite a bad shot - because it shows heā€™s growing in confidence
 

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LongLostBee said:
Back the Big Man.
Team Thiago.
Toney mark Two.

Barring a few miscontrols, from slightly overhit passes, I've not seen him look anything other than good for us.

If we sort out the rest of the midfield/attack, which bluntly has been a mess/mish-mash of players (or just playing minutes for fitness if you prefer), then he'll be fine.
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:imwith:
 

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HerefordB said:
Comes across as a thoughtful, humble chap.
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Guess I shouldnā€™t be surprised the length of time heā€™s been here now, but his English has massively improved!
 

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He knows where the back of the net is, and he is making up for lost time, I kind of think we are still yet to see the very best of Igor, he is turning into a monster!
 

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Not sure exactly where to find it, but I recall a pundit saying that they werenā€™t convinced the Thiago was going to cut it in the PL because at Brugge he had the shortest distance per shot in the league, taking shots from very close, and they were not convinced that he was gonna be able to find that space in the Premier league.

Unfortunately, for him, he did not realize that the bees every season seem to have the shortest distance per shot, so he is tailor made for our system
 

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Probably not wise to get emotionally attached to players anymore, but he seems such a
genuinely decent fella. I remember when we unfurled that massive Brazil flag for him his reaction was very humble.
 

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PGH_Bee said:
Not sure exactly where to find it, but I recall a pundit saying that they werenā€™t convinced the Thiago was going to cut it in the PL because at Brugge he had the shortest distance per shot in the league, taking shots from very close, and they were not convinced that he was gonna be able to find that space in the Premier league.

Unfortunately, for him, he did not realize that the bees every season seem to have the shortest distance per shot, so he is tailor made for our system
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Worked alright for Jimmy Greaves
 

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Untouchable said:
Iā€™m going to really miss these hot takes.
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Oh so after a good Brentford win you need to bring up a past post. For what it is worth I disagree with @ChertseyBee original comment but you have a habit of bringing up and belittling fellow bees fans. We all have an opinion, some I agree with, many I disagree with. You got your likes so well done to you šŸ‘
 

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Indian Bee said:
Oh so after a good Brentford win you need to bring up a past post. For what it is worth I disagree with @ChertseyBee original comment but you have a habit of bringing up and belittling fellow bees fans. We all have an opinion, some I agree with, many I disagree with. You got your likes so well done to you šŸ‘
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Youā€™re always great value on a Saturday night. Please never stop.
 

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Thiago is so raw. But already providing goals, what a difference it makes with 2 wingers next to him. Also I absolutely love his song šŸŽ¶ šŸ ā¤ļø
 

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Ghost said:
Probably not wise to get emotionally attached to players anymore, but he seems such a
genuinely decent fella. I remember when we unfurled that massive Brazil flag for him his reaction was very humble.
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That was a CGI flag šŸ˜‚šŸ˜³šŸ˜‚1759039473746.png
 

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Just look at Thaigoā€™s positioning here, 5 Utd players taken out of the game.

Only criticism could potentially be that his shot was too close to the keeper, on another day, that would have been a comfortable save for a decent goalkeeperā€¦ but it still went in so šŸ šŸ šŸ
 

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BrentfordBeez said:
Just look at Thaigoā€™s positioning here, 5 Utd players taken out of the game.

Only criticism could potentially be that his shot was too close to the keeper, on another day, that would have been a comfortable save for a decent goalkeeperā€¦ but it still went in so šŸ šŸ šŸ
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The best thing about it is weā€™re just seeing him six games in of playing each week.
 

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BrentfordBeez said:
Only criticism could potentially be that his shot was too close to the keeper, on another day, that would have been a comfortable save for a decent goalkeeperā€¦ but it still went in so šŸ šŸ šŸ
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I actually thought he did incredibly well to react to that at all. The rebound from the save came at him so fast that he had to get his foot up and onto it in a split second. The more I watch the goal back, the better his reflexes look...
 

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alexinho said:
I actually thought he did incredibly well to react to that at all. The rebound from the save came at him so fast that he had to get his foot up and onto it in a split second. The more I watch the goal back, the better his reflexes look...
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Agree it was a really good chest pass and run, Kevin should probably have squared it for a tap in
 

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Les Beeavinu said:
Gets nothing from refs. Coaches need to get into him to adapt a bit.
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It was the same for Toney to begin with. He needs to be a bit smarter with how he initiates "their contact".

He will get there. Some shocking decisions that didnt go his way................... Bruno F does the same and gets a foul every time.
 
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Isleworth_Bee said:
It was the same for Toney to begin with. He needs to be a bit smarter with how he initiates "their contact".

He will get there. Some shocking decisions that didnt go his way................... Bruno F does the same and gets a foul every time.
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IIRC in 21-22 Ivan during our midseason run of poor results played a lot like this and got very little from refs. I think where you have a relatively isolated big man up top and are largely relying on them to hold up play to let the team get forward from a low block refs will perhaps unconsciously take the view that the big manā€™s job is to initiate the contact and so not protect them from this very much unless the defender goes too far in anticipating it and pre-emptively brings the forward down.

Where itā€™s done by a more attacking team and a player thought not to be mainly interested in winning a foul (another way of thinking of big club bias I suppose) the decisions go the other way.

So maybe psychologically refs would be more likely to give Igor the benefit of the doubt here when weā€™re playing 433 and heā€™s not so obviously stood far upfield from the rest of the team and us wanting to take a rugby style kick for advantage.
 

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AB said:
IIRC in 21-22 Ivan during our midseason run of poor results played a lot like this and got very little from refs. I think where you have a relatively isolated big man up top and are largely relying on them to hold up play to let the team get forward from a low block refs will perhaps unconsciously take the view that the big manā€™s job is to initiate the contact and so not protect them from this very much unless the defender goes too far in anticipating it and pre-emptively brings the forward down.

Where itā€™s done by a more attacking team and a player thought not to be mainly interested in winning a foul (another way of thinking of big club bias I suppose) the decisions go the other way.

So maybe psychologically refs would be more likely to give Igor the benefit of the doubt here when weā€™re playing 433 and heā€™s not so obviously stood far upfield from the rest of the team and us wanting to take a rugby style kick for advantage.
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Btw, I think this sort of hypothesis would be really much more interesting for Sports Science students to test than yet another ā€œdo you think the PL is unbalancedā€ fan survey.
 

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The finish for his first... you kind of expect those to be stroked into the bottom corners, but he hit it so perfectly, damn.

I think he's going to be very much in demand next year after scoring twice as much as Gyokeres, Sesko, and Pedro.
 

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BrentfordBeez said:
Just look at Thaigoā€™s positioning here, 5 Utd players taken out of the game.

Only criticism could potentially be that his shot was too close to the keeper, on another day, that would have been a comfortable save for a decent goalkeeperā€¦ but it still went in so šŸ šŸ šŸ
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He had to react pretty quickly and get any decent contact. Think the keeper was a bit unlucky with it.
 

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What a lovely guy - hopefully he stays fit and has a terrific season/s for himself and of course us.

A bit strange that the post match interview I saw over here on Stan was conducted in Brazilian I think - donā€™t know why - his English is fine!

Also love the ā€œGoldā€ song he has !
 

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Full blooded in his celebration for the first goal. He must have known he was on side cos that would have been a downer if it was chalked off :LOL:
 
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Bigbee said:
you can't help smiling watching that , what a lovely bloke . He's happy I think ;) ,I'm happy , we all are happy .A week is a long time in football
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A week or two back there was a club video of players having to work out who in the team was being described by their list of previous teams. Igor smashed it and had clearly spent his time here well talking to everyone and finding out about them. IIRC the others were stumped by ā€œDulwich Hamlet, Forest Green, Barnsleyā€ but he got it.
 
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