#PLStories- Thomas Frank on Man Utd defeat, Rico Henry and Ivan Toney #BRENTFORDFC
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Thomas Frank
First half
I think we could have performed even better, especially first half. They [United] were more on top of the game without creating chance after chance – they had one top moment and a 1-0 goal and credit to them, but we still need to do better [3 vs 1 in the box] to avoid that. I felt we lacked to be brave enough in the high pressure and be aggressive; in spells we were too hectic. Ok, fair play to Man Utd – they hit a very high performance in the first half, some of the better performances that I’ve seen so far so they did well.
Second half
Second half, much more the Brentford team I want to see. Much more front-footed, better on the ball, move the ball better, play more forward, got through the sides and through the switches, produce crosses. We had momentum I would say, with chances/half-chances, definitely were on top of the game then we make a stupid mistake for the penalty. A necessary mistake, that of course, killed the game off I would say. If we want to win here [at Old Trafford], we can’t make that penalty and we can’t concede on that set-piece.
Rico Henry
I think Rico, as a LWB/LB, from my perspective, is one of the best defensive full-backs this season. I don’t think I’ve seen a player gone past him in a 1-v-1 situation when they were fronting against him. I think he is normally very good defending, he made a mistake, it is what it is, he’ll learn from that clever play by Ronaldo.
Toney’s chances
He is disappointed. He had three good opportunities where he could have scored, maybe not three goals as that would be too much to ask for but at least one! We know in a game like this, these moments we need to take but we couldn’t tonight.
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