Championship 2018/19: Norwich City vs Brentford

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Emiliano Buendía bundled in a solitary goal to see off a hopeless Brentford side, as Dane Thomas Frank saw his side lose 1-0 away to Norwich City. The Bees once again came up short, as they made it three losses in their last three games, and nine games without a win in all competitions.

In this analysis, I will look at how Brentford once again struggled away from home, as they extended an unwanted away record in what is surely going to dent their hopes of achieving promotion this season.

Shocking Brentford Concentration

In a game which held such high stakes, it was rather worrying to see that both Brentford and Norwich lacked the necessary quality to see the each other team off. Despite the goal and eventual win for Norwich, the Canneries struggled to put a shocking Brentford defence to the sword in what shouldve been an easier win. The Bees also struggled to create and covert chances against a Norwich defence which has conceded the third most goals of the top eight teams in the Championship, 17 goals.

The winning goal itself was the epitome of how poor the Brentford defence and midfield are. A long ball forward by centre-back Tim Klose saw Argentine midfielder Buendia played through on goal as he coolly slotted in past a hapless Daniel Bentley.

The lack of closing down from midfielder and captain on the day Romaine Sawyers shows just how poor Brentford were as they conceded yet another sloppy goal. In the image below, the Brentford man is seen standing just yards away from Klose as the centre-back prepares to launch the ball forward.

This shows a real lack of commitment and enthusiasm, which is probably why Brentford find themselves in the middle of eight game win-less run in the Championship. The ease at which Klose is allowed to launch the ball and find a team mate shows just how much quality and skill the game lacked in a game of very few goal mouth chances.