13/08/11 - Sheffield United v. Brentford

[S64 Blade]

I thought we played well yesterday, although Brentford were awful as they offered little going forward.

Simmo - Didn't have to do a lot at all
Lowton - Looked good and maybe should have scored in the second half. Thought he could have maybe have gone a bit wider when defending as they got down the left hand side fairly easily on a few occassions
Maguire - Solid and made some good challenges. Distribution was poor though, so maybe he needs to be told not to hoof it down field so much
Collins - Again, solid and Brentford offered little in the way of a challenge for our defence
Lescinel - Looked very good in my opinion. Great signing
Mendez-Laing - Thought he was unlucky to be taken off. He looks quick and is also strong for a winger
Monty - Didn't seem to see much of him in the game, but then again probably not needed so much.
McDonald - Looked composed and comfortable in the middle. Much better than Doyle!
Quinn - Great performance again and kissed his badge after the match. I hope he stays as he looks a class above the other players in this league
Slew - I didn't think we used him enough really as his pace seemed to cause Brentford problems
Cresswell - Worked hard but I thought he was poor in the air. Again not his fault really as I think he'd do better with balls into his feet.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

Brentford seemed to hit great crossfield balls out to the right wing( happened three or four times in the second half), didn't see if it was the same player hitting those passes. Other than that i thought it was a professional performance from United, first half was scrappy but did what they needed to do in the second half (shut up shop at 2 nil).

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

The mark down in quality from the Championship was really obvious. Brentford were like a pub team.

 

[Pinchy]

Curious then, that Norwich won automatic promotion to the Prem last season and that Brighton and Southampton look perfectly at home in the Championship.

Brentford yesterday were better than we were last season!

 

[Barr]

Make no mistake about it - Brentford are a very good team, have to respect these teams because we don't want to slip up like the Pigs who got turned over by Bournemouth while predicting they would do the same to them.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Make no mistake about it - Brentford are a very good team

Umm, no they're not. They offered absolutely nothing and seemed happy to get beat by just 2-0.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

The mark down in quality from the Championship was really obvious. Brentford were like a pub team.

Yep. Blades 9 points. Pub team 6 points. Your lot 3 points.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Yep. Blades 9 points. Pub team 6 points. Your lot 3 points.

Are you stalking me now?