The double of Ivan Toney, Pep Guardiola passive or even Erling Haaland transparent: find the tops and flops of the editorial staff after the victory of the Bees (1-2).
Tops
Ivan Toney, the detonator
Ivan Toney is the strong man in the attacking sector of Brentford FC. And this Saturday afternoon, against Manchester City, he proved it again by scoring a decisive double. It was first on a free kick played in two stages – more precisely on a deviation from the head of Benjamin Mee – that he opened the scoring, taking advantage of Ederson’s slightly advanced position to lob the head. Then, in the dying minutes of added time, he offered victory to his team by perfectly cutting the trajectory of Joshua Dasilva’s cross on a counter-attack. The player of the match, certainly.
Phil Foden’s little gem
What purpose ! With Manchester City trailing, Phil Foden put the two teams level in added time in the first half with a splendid left-footed half-volley that landed in the right corner of David Raya . A gesture as sumptuous as it is important for the Citizens but which will not have prevented them from bowing.
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Flops
Pep Guardiola passes
Faced with a committed and united team, Manchester City struggled to find the flaw in the second half to seek victory. And surprisingly, Pep Guardiola didn’t bring any new blood except for Julian Alvarez who entered the pitch…in the 87e minute of play. The Spanish technician therefore did without the services of Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish, to name a few, and sought tactical solutions with the players on the field. Choices which did not bear fruit and which were even detrimental since the Mancunian club finally bowed by conceding a goal in added time.
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Erling Haaland hardly existed
Accustomed to shining on the lawns of the Premier League, on which he has been scoring goals since the start of the season, Erling Haaland did not live up to expectations this Saturday afternoon. Valiant, the Norwegian has never really been in a position to score or score; the fault with transmissions from his partners a little less well adjusted, with a good defense of the Bees, but also undoubtedly with movements a little less good on his part.