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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 15:52:34 GMT
League Cup semi-final action - Brentford sit 4th in The Championship and are unbeaten in the league in fifteen games. They most recently saw off 3rd place Bournemouth. Their route to the semis has been tough and impressive: Wycombe (h) Southampton (a) West Brom (a) Fulham (h) Newcastle (h) Tottenham sit 4th in their league and coach Mourinho has described this game as his most important since arriving. Their route to the semis has been short : Orient (Unplayed : Covid bye to next round) Chelsea (h) Stoke (a) 90 MIN Tottenham 4/9 Brentford 6/1 TO QUALIFY IN EXTRA TIME Tottenham 9/1 Brentford 25/1 TO QUALIFY BY PENALTY SHOOT-OUT Tottenham 16/1 Brentford 18/1 TO QUALIFY BY ANY METHOD Tottenham 1/5 Brentford 3/1  Not a football stadium but The Gillette Factory, Grade II listed building with its high brick tower, Gillette Corner TW7, on the border of Brentford. |
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Post by weststigersbob on Jan 5, 2021 16:36:44 GMT
Given the fact that the other semi is the Manchester derby, and both sides may want to rest key personnel in the midst of a challenge for title honours - A win for Brentford might see them with a strong chance at a significant piece of silverware.
Really, they should be in the EPL this season, and they more than likely will be in 21/22
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 16:58:14 GMT
A win for Brentford might see them with a strong chance at a significant piece of silverware. Really, they should be in the EPL this season, and they more than likely will be in 21/22 Yes, sir.  We're all virtual mascots tonight - apart from one Spurs fellow on here, I think.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 19:41:31 GMT
Here are the teams.
Spurs: Lloris; Aurier, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon; Sissoko, Hojbjerg; Lucas, Ndombele, Son; Kane
Subs: Alderweireld, Alli, White, Hart, Davies, Bergwijn, Winks, Vinicius
Brentford: Raya; Dalsgaard, Pinnock, Beck Sorensen, Henry; DAsilva, Janelt, Jansen; Mbeuno, Toney, Canos
Subs: Daniels, Forss, Fosu, Ghoddos, Gilbert, Haygarth, Marconedes, Rasmussen, Stevens
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 19:55:38 GMT
Paul Doyle's Preamble.
*Let's have a look.
Reading won it in 1941 beating Brentford in the final. And Brentford came back a year later to win the trophy, beating Portsmouth. It's something of a misnomer because the competition was open to clubs across the South of England to entertain the war-stricken nation.
There was also the Football League War Cup with regional rounds and a final leading up to an overall national final.
Overall winners from 1940 to 1945 were
West Ham beating Blackpool
Preston beating Arsenal
Wolves beating Sunderland
Blackpool beating Arsenal
Charlton/Aston Villa - shared
Bolton beating Chelsea
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 19:58:40 GMT
What the f-
7.45pm kick off?
Missed 15 minutes already.
Ref is Mike "I'm a celebrity, keep me in here" Dean
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 20:05:23 GMT
Bah, Sissoko has opened the scoring with some poor Brentford defending to help it along. His head rose to meet the corner and he thumped it home with the keeper flying well but not able to keep it out. One-nothing.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 20:08:48 GMT
Well, the shock of the game so far is that Spurs are actually trying to increase a one-goal lead.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 20:12:13 GMT
But Brentford have turned up. Edging possession but yet to record an attempt on goal, Pinnock's head getting hold of a free-kick just there but directing the ball well wide.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 20:26:37 GMT
The visitors notch their first attempt on goal but the weak header by Toney, was it? on '36 is easily dealt with by Lloris.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 20:35:22 GMT
Dean blows up. Brentford can't find a penetrating enough route through the Spurs back line but have created two or three chances to level while the home side have contained well and created opportunities themselves.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:06:13 GMT
Half an hour for Brentford to pull something out of the bag here. But this is looking increasingly like it'll be a successful Spurs assignment, traditional Spursyness notwithstanding. Brentford just can't catch a break.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:11:26 GMT
Oh Toney has put it in the Spurs net on '62 but VAR rules it offside. By a millimetre. A bare millimetre. I'm going to keep saying Spurs will succeed in this assignment because 2 minutes after I first said it Brentford seriously threatened. Spurs will win this assignment.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:14:13 GMT
That was a diabolically close call. Tighter than a buzzard's ass in a nosedive.
Colin Bell, I just heard i my earpiece, has sadly passed away.
But here's Son on the break...oh no. Is it?
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:15:38 GMT
Yes, Son fires it home after a lightning pick-up from Ndombele's ball. It's two-nothing. 20 minutes left.
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Post by senan90 on Jan 5, 2021 21:16:47 GMT
That was a diabolically close call. Tighter than a buzzard's ass in a nosedive. Colin Bell, I just heard i my earpiece, has sadly passed away. But here's Son on the break...oh no. Is it? Oh I get it now, you're playing the role of a character, like the parody users: Ackbar/PresidentofGambia trolls.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:18:43 GMT
It's double substitutions all round for the last fifteen minutes of play here.
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:25:46 GMT
Now it's Mbeuno for Brentford trying to pull one back but he's thwarted in the area by his own shot, well off. I'm not sure who is raving more, Thomas Frank or José Mourinho  |
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2021 21:41:53 GMT
Brentford reach the end of their cup run but go out giving a decent account of themselves. Tottenham wait to see which Manchester club they will face in the final on April 25th, not February 28th as originally scheduled.
The only low spot, apart from the defeat, was Dasilva going in on Hojbjerg and receiving a red from Mike Dean on '84 which left the Spurs man's shin not a pretty sight.
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Post by senan90 on Jan 5, 2021 21:42:55 GMT
Trophy's in the bag. Really excited. Cheers for the coverage Stag, you little weirdo.
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