We seem to like a ball into the back stick as well looking for the ball to someone running behind the line.
He was excellent in working with Jota and inter changing. A real hunger for the work that let Jota close gaps and shut lanes while Diaz sprinted about. Love it.
What I really like is there's no oh just let me hold it here and turn around. It's lay it off to the man coming on facing the right way. Salah just kicked one straight out trying to lay it to szobo. Zip zip
Mo for elliott is interesting. Everyone getting a small bit of time today. One person desperate for a goal out there.
When we step it up and the 1 touch passing it’s super effective. Can’t do it all game, have to earn the right which we’ve done on the first 70 mins and now some efficiency play
Think Dias rightfully motm but gravenberch again very good in that hybrid 6 role. Other than the silly tackle, got involved and covered the midfield well and take the ball good areas and progressed forward. konate also solid at the back. Now his role to lose again against Quansah. Robbo thiught been great as well. Got forward when needed but also been solid defensively and held back at times to form a back 3
Now this is control. Unless it's 100% on we are not going for it and they cannot get it and have given up
Konate good at winning the ball. Not great moving with the ball though today. With Slots slow build up, that's probably not much of a disadvantage.
Very good win that. First half was bit open at times and they looked a threat at set pieces, second half other than the 1 save from Ali that was headed at him, was comfortable defensively.
Good win, if a bit of a dull game. We'll have to be better against United though. 3 points the important thing. Have to wait another week before we see if Slot is capable of smiling.
Feels like if we get the opening goal the game becomes more controlled. Can't say I thought we'd lose or draw once we were ahead, just never looked like it tbh. It's definitely less exciting than Klopp at the moment, but less heart in mouth as well.
And slot goes and calls the Kopp and gives each standard little wave and you could hear the reactions from the crowd. As I said before I was going to watch for it. Little learnings. Now let's hear his comments about the game.
Yeah, he's done well there TBF. Concerns me though, he's a bit of a hot head at times and certainly has a rash challenge or two in him. He needs to impress though; it's definitely the priority position in the transfer market if we can find the right player.
Two games in, my impression so far is that we're less exciting than under Klopp, a bit more organised and disciplined maybe. Well in control of that game, but at 1-0 you can never be too confident.
Yeah, it's only Brentford but they did ok themselves. Once we got the ball moving the whole game became men against boys. One touch passing which is exactly what we should be expecting out of a slot side. Possession only ticked up to 63% in the end but we pinned them in all half really.
