Just got back from the Brentford game (complete with guernsey
). 2-1 over Norwich. Pretty good game actually. Norwich were never really in it until the last 10, at which point they started getting desperate and dominated the game. The 4 minutes of injury time were pretty tense, but anything other than a Brentford victory would have been an injustice.
Brentford played alot of direct ball to their big striker (don't know any names). Their 2 strikers work well together, with the shorter guy providing the pace/skill, and the taller guy providing the target (although his first touch is very heavy). I was also impressed with their 2 wide midfielders/wingers. Both were fast and skillful. Their centre midfield was also solid and they wanted the ball more than their opponents all over the park. If they showed a weakness it was an uncertainty at the back, with a couple of clangers in the first half particularly by their left back, and Norwich's goal probably should have been kept out by the keeper. Norwich were poor. They were slaughtered in the air all night, and looked lethargic until the last 10 minutes (which must piss off their coach no end). They did look dangerous when they got the ball, but they really didn't see much of it until the last 10.
The game was actually of decent quality, and the whole night was a great introducton to lower league football. The atmosphere was electric, with only a few vacant seats in the corners (we were sitting in the Bremer Rd Stand). 7000 people and there was as much atmosphere for a stadium 4 times the size. Had a beer at the local afterwards, all in all a great night especially for a Tuesday
.