Brighton 2 - 0 Bees

[Bush Tuckerman]

Was a very frenetic and poor first 20 mins…but Brighton have committed to press harder than us and slowly take control of the game. They now look totally, and utterly dominant - we need half time!

 

[aslan]

That's not a foul or a yellow, and if they score here it's a disgrace.

Misses City because of it. sh*t reffing

 

[Rob-BEE]

That's not a foul or a yellow, and if they score here it's a disgrace.

Of all the things to be complaining about, a free kick award seems quite petty to me

 

[TheGriffinParkGibbler]

We are down to the bare bones. Just a blip. We will be better when we have players back. Could rest everyone v City as it is a game I expect to get nothing from. COYBees

 

[Downbeat Bee]

Norgaard and Janelt out against Man City is a bit of a worry.

 

[TW3Bee]

Norgaard missing Tuesday.. oh dear.

And no Janelt either.

 

[Gparsfan]

That was absolutely dreadful, no redeeming features at all.

 

[jbee]

Much needed HT. 15 minutes to remember how to build play and pass the ball. Brighton have pressed very well. But we need to be better than this. Worst I've seen Norgaard and Pinnock play for the Bees.

 

[finsbury_bee]

Horrible horrible performance

 

[TW3Bee]

Of all the things to be complaining about, a free kick award seems quite petty to me

Would have been if they had scored from it.

 

[BS7Bee]

Championship v League 1 at the moment.

 

[Gparsfan]

f*** knows why people are worried about Norgaard missing Man City, I'd far rather be missed that, than a game we had a hope in.

 

[Beesmeister]

Awful 1st half - if we can get one back things might change but not too hopeful right now

 

[Shamrock_Bee]

Anyone else think we might need a change of system? I really like our set up against the bigger teams but against teams where I feel we should be dominating or at least seeing more of the ball it feels like we aren't taking the fight to but rather ceding possession and allowing wave after wave and the constant targeting of our wingbacks.

Also sidenote - Sergi keeps committing to 5050s that he rarely comes out winning leaving us exposed time after time. Love the enthusiasm but needs to temper it when we're not comfortable...

Even when we were going well I said the PL requires a few different systems. If you stay static against these top quality coaching teams you'll get found out very, very quickly. Granted injuries and Covid isn't helping us but I do think we need more than one way of playing, particularly as we start playing teams for the second time. Tonight isn't a good sign of what might be ahead against teams who have already played us.

 

[Eieieio]

I'm not part of the jensen hating twitter brigade by any stretch but he has been toilet today

 

[Twickenhamben]

Misses City because of it. sh*t reffing

We have VAR…. Why isn’t it used to overturn the awful dive from their player and reversing of the yellow card?

 

[HerefordB]

Very poor performance so far. So many having an off day. Struggling to get into their half and being steamroller in midfield.

 

[TW3Bee]

Norgaard and Janelle out against Man City is a bit of a worry.

It was going to be scary facing them as it is, but it's going to be a very long night.

 

[vcmazz]

For me Mbeumo hasn't been the same devastating attacker since Benhrama and Watkins left the club

For me's improved tenfold since they left. This is the Premier League. Huge difference.

 

[Vonscharpling]

Woeful, heads gone from a few players. Aside from that there's a couple of players who simply aren't premier league standard and I think frank has to be more imaginative in his team selection to avoid using them where possible.

 

[Bridge Bee]

Ordinary all over the pitch.

 

[brooks]

I don't get the criticism of Brighton. They are a decent side and have hardly put a foot wrong. Brentford players on the other hand can't even pass the ball to a teammate half the time.

 

[longtimeagobee]

I hope Vitaly hasn’t spread covid through the squad before Wednesday.

 

[LingfieldBee]

After a initial good first 15minutes, we've been poor ever since. Allowed a very average Brighton side to get on top.

 

[Eieieio]

Any good Christmas TV on tonight ?

 

[Casey77]

Three at the back is great but you really need fullbacks to make it successful. I would switch the shape now.

 

[bee good]

Its all a bit pants.

 

[Downbeat Bee]

f*** knows why people are worried about Norgaard missing Man City, I'd far rather be missed that, than a game we had a hope in.

In one sense true but a hefty defeat might well not be good for morale.

 

[UtrechtBee]

Even when we were going well I said the PL requires a few different systems. If you stay static against these top quality coaching teams you'll get found out very, very quickly. Granted injuries and Covid isn't helping us but I do think we need more than one way of playing, particularly as we start playing teams for the second time. Tonight isn't a good sign of what might be ahead against teams who have already played us.

Totally agree - the opposition know how Brentford are going to line up, so, you neutralise Canos & Henry/Thompson and Brentford have no attack. Sitting ducks

 

[Rusholme Bee]

Really poor so far, only Toney has remotely impressed me. Even Christian can't complete a simple pass.

 

[Stanley]

Poor half, almost Burnley like.

 

[Shamrock_Bee]

Misses City because of it. sh*t reffing

I don't think this is a problem to be honest. Our defence isn't strong enough to cope with City, it'll be a great occasion but a few of our best players missing it isn't the end of the world.

 

[TW3Bee]

Very poor performance so far. So many having an off day. Struggling to get into their half and being steamroller in midfield.

Baptiste started well, and has probably been the best of a bad bunch.

 

[A Real Mysteron]

There’s nothing you can say other than it has been completely awful.
It’s the fans that have travelled down there I feel sorry for.
Not one single positive to pick out.

 

[aslan]

Three at the back is great but you really need fullbacks to make it successful. I would switch the shape now.

And have a back 4 of who?

 

[Downbeat Bee]

In short, to stay up we need most things to ‘go our way’. Given all the injuries I reckon our position is about as good as we could expect.

 

[Friji]

Cant really get much worse. Worried for Bryan.

 

[IslandBee]

And the glass half full is that we can still put out a decent team that should be able to hold its own with a now reasonably established Prem team.

OK, maybe not!

 

[Travel Tavern Bee]

If we manage to get one back before they score again they might get a bit panicky , here’s hoping.

Also please can we get a right back soon , Sergi needs to be in his best position.

 

[finsbury_bee]

TF needs to change the shape and stop playing Canos and Mbeumo out of position.

 

[Ashford Bees]

I don’t like digging out our players, but Matty Jensen is really testing my resove

 

[BuzzingBee95]

I’ve come to terms with the fact that, given how TF wants us to set up, some games our system works and other times it won’t. Went it doesn’t work, it really, really doesn’t work. When it does, it really goes. That’s my feeling

 

[Comic Book Guy]

I drove almost an hour to an Internet cafe in Anchorage for this! Come on Bees, have been totally inept so far. Still plenty of time to turn it around.

 

[Shamrock_Bee]

Totally agree - the opposition know how Brentford are going to line up, so, you neutralise Canos & Henry/Thompson and Brentford have no attack. Sitting ducks

It has got too predictable already, it is the reason why teams who don't have different options struggle in year 2. We might be starting to see that issue already although I do think we'll get enough points to survive this season.

 

[Cham]

Horrible first half. Can only get better COYB

 

[djheavens]

We look awful and now Norgaard out with Bryan Janelt and Rico. We are in for a hiding against city

 

[brentfordfc4ever]

How the hell is Toney going to score when all his work is being done at a minimum of 30yds from their penalty area. Its a common theme this year.

He's an absolute beast working his socks off, but it's really frustrating too.

Come on boys! Let's get an early goal and get back in this

 

[TW3Bee]

Cant really get much worse. Worried for Bryan.

Have a rest, and come back strong for the Villa game.

 

[Untouchable]

We are down to the bare bones. Just a blip. We will be better when we have players back. Could rest everyone v City as it is a game I expect to get nothing from. COYBees

Agreed. We’re without:

Raya
Ajer
Rico
Janelt
JDS
Roerslev
Zanka
Goode
Bryan goes off injured

We’re running on near empty. Some people on this thread ought to know better.

 

[Slabs]

We need to be able to keep the ball to get us up the pitch. Currently the midfield/forwards are just giving the ball away far to cheaply. This is putting us under pressure and allowing Brighton to counter us with ease. Hopefully this will improve 2nd half and we can get back into this.