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Daily Brentford Forecast Friday: A West London Affair
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This is your Forecast Friday, as we look ahead to our weekend clash with Chelsea as we look to beat them at the Gtech for the very first time. We discuss changes to the starting XI, planning for next season, and the form of both sides heading into this one.
Host: Daniel Toppin
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Introduction & West London Derby Preview
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Hello and welcome to another episode of your daily Brentford podcast with myself Daniel where today we'll be looking ahead to a West London derby of sorts as Chelsea visit the GTEC on Sunday.
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Brentford's Tactical Considerations
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So let's get stuck straight into it with the team news.
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I expect Mikhail Damsgaard to return to the lineup from the start. As I said in the episode yesterday, he looked himself when he came on. against Newcastle.
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And I think surely he's got to be ready to go, probably back in for Jan Moliuk. Brentford sometimes against the top teams. And, you know, Chelsea are a traditional big six side.
00:01:04
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We do sometimes go over back five. However, i would like to see a back four here. I think we will go over back four. I think perhaps on paper away at Newcastle on Wednesday night was...
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perhaps a more difficult challenge i think in my head that is definitely a more difficult challenge than this one um and we went with about four then so i don't see why there's a reason to change that here um and i think chelsea can potentially be got out which we'll go on to so i think there's no reason we can't be positive try and play to our strengths and and you know really try and take the game to them, which he'll make, um, hopefully for an entertaining spectacle, the GTAC, especially, you know, not many games left now, maybe not too much to play for. Um, I think the least we can try and do is make these last seven or eight games entertaining, um, and really show what we can do ahead of next season.
Defending Against Chelsea's Attack
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Um, Centre-back pairings. and Once again, I would probably bring in Vandenberg alongside Nathan Collins. Pinnock, I thought, looked shaky at times again versus Newcastle. Chelsea are another team.
00:02:11
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who have you know quite quick, um tricky attacking players. um And if Pinnock is slowing down slightly, I don't think that really suits him. I think he wants to play a bit more of a controlled game against a more slower, controlled striker.
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um And i yeah I just don't think it necessarily suits him. And and I would like to see Vandenbergel onside Collins for the reasons I've explained over the last few weeks now.
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i would also love Michael Coyote to start um again i don't think it will necessarily happen here but with games coming thick and fast every one of those games is a is a real big challenge at the moment we're not really playing anyone outside the top 10 in the next four or five games so i think i would like to see coyote start um i think as discussed yesterday again i'd like to see um him as a more attacking fullback um obviously Ayer and Vandenberg are naturally centre-backs.
Brentford's Attacking Strategy
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I don't think we're seeing the same level of performance from Ayer now as we did at the start of the season before we got injured um in terms of driving forwards, in terms of really being that, um playing like a full-back.
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I think more recently, perhaps, he's played a little bit more like a centre-back playing at full-back. And I would just like to see Coyote start. I think he could cause chaos with his long throws, which are longer than... um the likes of Kevin Sharder when he takes them or or or even Jensen when when he takes them. and I think he's got the pace, the power to to get up and down that right-hand side. And like I said yesterday as well, I think it could bring the bet it could bring the best from Mbumo as Coyote may occupy more defenders and but when Mbumo's on the ball than maybe Iyer would.
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And, you know, that they could help complement each other. And if I think... If Coyote can get a run in the team now, um the final seven, eight games this season, I think that stands him in really good stead for the start of next season, and assuming we trigger his option um in his loan contract.
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And hopefully, you know, there's a potential next season for him to start as our starting fullback.
Squad Updates & Lineup Projections
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um Rico Henry is another one I want to talk about. He could return to the bench.
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For this one, he played about 75 minutes, I think, for the B team earlier this week. Aaron Hickey and Gustavo Nunes both played 45 minutes each as well.
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And it is definitely the indication that Thomas Frank and Rico Henry is slightly furthest ahead of the three. It'd be great to see him off the bench here. Again, like I've been saying, I think with him, Hickey and Nunes, I think the goal is to get them playing better maybe a little bit by the end of the season, but ultimately making sure they're fully fit for a full preseason with the squad um because they've been out for such a long time. I think Igor Tiago and Josh De Silva, obviously we're still up in the air regarding Josh De Silva's future and his contract being up in the summer.
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But again, if those two are able to get back and fit for a full preseason, you know perhaps things look a little bit more exciting. I think it's important for those you know five that we do just do everything we can to ensure that next season is an injury-free one for them and they're able to get a good run together because you know each of them, could you can see what they can bring to the team.
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um and And it's exciting. you know If our full-backs options are Hickey, Henry, Coyote, and you've got Lewis Potter who's done so well there this season, I think that makes for an exciting, forward-thinking, dynamic full-back department, if you want to say that, for for next season. So,
00:05:54
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I really just hope we take our time with them, but it would be great to see Rick Henry back on the bench at the weekend and hopefully getting a few minutes under his belt. And then we've obviously got Matthias Jensen.
00:06:06
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He could return anytime now. He could easily not return as well against Chelsea, but we hope to see him back on the bench again. I think in terms of attacking options, he's the one we're looking at. I think Nunes is probably the next one we're looking at um in terms of returning and and attacking options on the bench.
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Um, And I think they're really important. I think that's what you need in games where, you know, it's tight and you and you and you may be gone behind. You need those attacking options. It's all well and good having more depth on the bench in terms of defensively, but, you know, you want those creators on the bench and I think Jensen could be one of those. And again, he's a player I want to see start and run a games. You know, perhaps instead of Janelle, I want to try that midfield three of Jensen, Norgard, Dam's guard.
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But it's been a very stop-start season for Jensen this season. That's his hope. In the first six games to go, he can get a good run in the team, which is what we want to see in preparation for next season.
Chelsea's Key Players & Weaknesses
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Looking towards Chelsea then, Cole Palmer has been a doubt in recent games. He didn't play for England either in the international break. but he should return for this one. Chelsea at the time recording are in action tonight against Spurs.
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This game would have been played um by the time you're listening to this. So you'll know whether Cole Palmer has returned or not, but in any event, he's not been at his best recently.
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i could be saying that and he could end up score scoring a hat-trick tonight, but he's not been at his best in recent months. And you know, Maybe that's something that should give us confidence, although we should also be very wary, um I would say, because we know what he could do at his best.
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The likes of Rhys James as well, a fit and firing again for Chelsea and also for England, scoring a brilliant free kick um in their game the other week. The likes of Kukurela as well, also another senior player in what is a very young side otherwise and not the most popular um of Chelsea players, particularly after our first meeting this season.
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And then they do have some good young talent in there. You know, the likes of Neto, Sancho, Caicedo, Fernandes. But I think when I look at those players, I think maybe a little bit in inconsistency.
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um i think, you know, Chelsea have definitely started the season really well this season, but maybe it dropped off more recently. And that maybe it's something, you know, we could look to exploit, something we can use our experience on now. Because, you know, being in the Premier League for all these years, a lot of the players being in with us for that time,
00:08:34
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I think you can class them as experienced Premier League players now and hopefully we can use some of that to our advantage at the weekend. Another thing we can use to our advantage at the weekend and the think the glaring weakness of the Chelsea side is the goalkeeper.
00:08:47
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Whether it is Sanchez or Jorgensen, they've rotated around a bit this season. i think that is a weakness we should look to exploit. I think every time the Chelsea keeper gets on the ball, we should be looking to close them down. I think at set pieces, we should be looking looking to put a lot of pressure on the keepers.
00:09:04
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purely because, you know, it's a psychological thing at the end of the day. Sanchez knows he's made a lot of mistakes this season and I don't think his confidence will be the highest as a result. So,
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you know We've got to be looking to exploit those things because that could be the difference between you know a point or or no points at all and winning the game. So that's definitely something I would like to see us exploit at the weekend.
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After the break then, i' will be looking back at our previous meetings with Chelsea and how I think it will pan out on this occasion.
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Chelsea's Recent Performance Review
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Hello and welcome to part two of your Daily Brentford podcast. Looking ahead to, is it a West London derby at the weekend against Chelsea? um As we look to finish the season on a high, all three of our Premier League wins against Chelsea have not come at the GTAC. They've all come at Sanford Bridge.
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And we had a 100% record there in the Premier League until a 2-1 defeat there in September this season with Brian Mbumo getting a late consolation goal.
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It was three years on Wednesday since the famous 4-1 win and the first of our Premier League victories at Stamford Bridge coming from behind with goals from Janelle who scored twice, Christian Eriksen and Joanne Wisser to win 4-1 there.
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the The fortunes have not always been as good at the GTEC with two draws and two defeats in the Premier League. oh do recall over the years, one or two, maybe one or definitely one of those draws dominated and weren't able to get the goal that we needed.
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Chelsea, in terms of their season so far, they look like they might be falling out of the Champions League places on current form. They find themselves in sixth place and a point behind Newcastle in fifth.
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prior to their game against Spurs, which of course is on Thursday night. That would have been played, as I said, by the time this podcast comes out. The only wins that they have had in their last five Premier League games have come against Leicester and Southampton with defeats against Brighton, Aston Villa and Arsenal in that time.
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So you could argue that they are struggling a little bit and, you know, they are quite inconsistent at the moment after what was a strong start and inexperience perhaps is following, especially, is showing, sorry, especially, you know, with the crunch time and the season coming around, the pressure of getting back into the Champions League, I wouldn't make them favourites in the moment. I would probably say you're looking at Liverpool, Arsenal, Forest, um Manchester City and Newcastle would probably be my five at the moment. So,
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I do think Chelsea may just miss out. And I think there is good reason for Brentford to be positive here. If we perform to a similar level, um, as we did at Newcastle, I think on current form, there's no reason we can't hurt them.
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I thought we played well at Newcastle. I thought if we, if we play at a similar level, um, it would be great. And I think it would be a fantastic if we're able to get a rare win against a big six side this season, you know, something we've done quite regularly and consistently in previous season, but we struggled a bit this season and against the better sides. I think our fortunes have almost turned this season in that we are doing quite well against the sides that, you know, we might be better than, but,
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we're not quite having the same effectiveness against the real best side. So it would be really, really good to get something here. I don't think, you know, we're automatically all of a sudden a bad side at home, despite our tricky recent
Brentford's European Ambitions
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run.
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I think that can be easily corrected. I still think it's easier for us to play at home than it is for us to play this at Stanford Bridge. And I think there is no reason we can't be confident. You know, there's there shouldn't be too much pressure on Brentford.
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Now, I think any European aspirations are very much and long shots. So, you know, we've got to go out there with confidence and we've got to go out there to win the game. I think draws at this stage of the season as well.
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Not really good enough to get into that European conversation. I think if we're going to do it, we've got to win and we've got to win a few in a row. So I think, you know, but we've got to go for it. Hopefully it'll be a good game. it'll be an exciting game.
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Hopefully we'll look to attack them. hopefully it's time for Brian and Boomer and Jan Wissler to step up. I don't think that they've been at their best recently. um i think Sharda has really outperformed them um in recent weeks, which perhaps isn't a popular view, but I certainly think so.
00:14:59
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Still, even if Brian and Wissler aren't quite on it, you know, you can always back them for a goal or two. but I think Wissler, sorry, Damsgaard as a creator, I think is unmatched as we saw.
00:15:12
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with his ability from the bench against Newcastle the other night. As I said, I do think we've got to be a bit wary of Chelsea. I think their players on their day can be top quality. The likes of Parma is bound to hit form at some point and again soon. It could be against Tottenham on Thursday night. It could be against us at the weekend.
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Hopefully it's not, but it is something we've got to be
Match Predictions & Conclusion
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wary of. So I think we do have to perform really well. We do have to be solid defensively, but I want to see us try and take the game to them. um I want to see us try and control things um and I want to see us really going for the win here.
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because I think there's an opportunity. I do think there's an opportunity and I don't think Chelsea, certainly, I think they're probably playing. It's like a mid-table side at the moment. I don't think they're playing like a top four side. Obviously, earlier this season, they were, you know, potential title challenges at one stage. So you can see how they have fallen off slightly. So my prediction for this one, i amm gonna go to on brettford I'm Brentford. I'm going to be positive. I think I've got it right for the Newcastle game, despite predicting a defeat. So,
00:16:15
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yeah So I am right here as well. I think it will be a tight one, but there's no reason we can't be confident and play without pressure. And I am backing and Boomer and Whistler to turn around little bit of a sketchy recent form record um to both score here. So let's hope for victory at the weekend.
00:16:35
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Like I said, I hope we go for it. I hope we're positive. I hope we try and play football. might have to be clever at times to manage certain periods of the game where Chelsea are bound to be on top. um But, you know, i would like to see us use our experience and exert ourselves on there. I'd like to see the likes of Coyote play.
00:16:52
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I'd like to see us, you know, playing some nice stuff. And I think that's achievable um against this Chelsea side who, you know, perhaps are a little bit shaky at the moment and feeling a bit of the pressure. So my prediction is 2-1 Brentford and Puma and Wissler to score.
00:17:06
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And that will do for today. Thank you for listening to the Daily Brentford podcast. We hope you've enjoyed today's episode. And once again, we'll be extremely grateful for your support as this will enable us to go bigger and better moving forwards.
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Daily Brentford can be found on x Instagram and TikTok under the handle at gspnbrentford. We'll be back again on Monday where we'll be reviewing the action from the weekend. Until then, from myself, thank you for being with me