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No offense, Grant. You know WAY more about futbol than I ever will. But I think you’re missing a huge point here.
Chelsea won this game minus Rudiger & Thiago Silva. I’m not sure if Brentford’s dominance of the last 15-20 minutes happens with those 2 on the field.
What this game showed me is their squad is really, really deep. Mount and Havertz came off the bench. Jorginho and Alonso had been starting almost every game, and both stayed on the bench for this one. Sure, they were fortunate to survive, and only did because Mendy was BRILLIANT.
And yes, Brentford are a lot of fun to watch. They are *organized*, as you point out. But let’s not lose sight of this game being a lot of Chelsea’s second team.
No offense, Grant. You know WAY more about futbol than I ever will. But I think you’re missing a huge point here.
Chelsea won this game minus Rudiger & Thiago Silva. I’m not sure if Brentford’s dominance of the last 15-20 minutes happens with those 2 on the field.
What this game showed me is their squad is really, really deep. Mount and Havertz came off the bench. Jorginho and Alonso had been starting almost every game, and both stayed on the bench for this one. Sure, they were fortunate to survive, and only did because Mendy was BRILLIANT.
And yes, Brentford are a lot of fun to watch. They are *organized*, as you point out. But let’s not lose sight of this game being a lot of Chelsea’s second team.