Premier League New Season Tour - Brentford Core Leaving the Team to tap potential internally, facing an existential crisis in the new season

Review of last season

Brentford finally ranked tenth in the league last season, which is in line with the results reflected by the team's lineup. However, compared with the previous season, the dark horses and strong team nemesis have faded, and he only scored 5 points against the BIG6 team last season. The team played the highest performance in the Premier League on the offensive end, second only to the top three in the league and Newcastle, and the forward line was dismantled. With the team's offensive performance, the team has the opportunity to continue to break through in terms of performance, but the defensive end is indeed insufficient. The team changes coaches in the new season, and many core players leave the team, so the team's offensive and defensive framework may need to be rebuilt.

Summer transfer:

So far, Brentford has opened four signings in the summer window.

1. Signed to midfielder Milanbo from Feyenoord, replacing Nellgao who left the team. In the past, Feyenoord's offensive data were good, and his enthusiasm for defense and oppression still needed to be improved.

2. Buy out of Cayode from Fiorentina. His attendance rate in the team was not high last season. The players are still in their growth period and are unlikely to become the first choice for right-backs in the short term.

3. Signed in Kelleher from Liverpool and replaced Fleken, who left the team. With Kelleher's past performance at Liverpool as two goals, this is an important signing for Brentford to stabilize his defense. He has sufficient experience and adaptability in the Premier League, and has maintained a record of winning all four penalty shootouts. Referring to Brentford's rash defense last season, Kelleher can play a significant role in bottoming out.

4. Liverpool's former player Henderson has not been successful in Saudi Arabia and the Dutch Eredivisie in the past two seasons, but he is still able to enter the national team. Both Tuchel and Brentford value his leadership skills and experience in the midfield. For the team, Henderson's joining can be regarded as a good supplement to midfield defense.

In addition, the team currently has no new transfer targets on the offensive end. With Mbeumo leaving the team and Visa has no intention of staying at the team, Brentford needs to focus on the possibility of signings on the attacking line in the next month.

Lineup and Tactics:

Settings coach Andrews took over Frank, who left the team. Although he had no experience in leading the team to coach, the advantage of tapping the potential within the team is that it does not take too long to adapt to the running-in. In the new season, Andrews basically used Frank's 3-5-2 counterattack system to further strengthen the proportion of set pieces tactics participating in the offense. However, last season Brentford basically used a 4-2-3-1 position, and the same was true in the preseason not long ago. Regarding the personnel changes at this stage, it is basically clear that Andrews has adopted the position and tactical style of play in the new season.

If Visa is not allowed to be kept in the end, the only team's forward line is Shad, who has relatively good efficiency, has played 12 goals and 3 assists in 43 appearances last season. Obviously, there is a gap with Mbeumo and Visa who scored 20+ goals. Igor Thiago was seriously injured last season and had limited attendance. Offense is the shortcoming that the team needs to solve.

Front court Dams won the best player in the team last season and contributed 10 assists in the season. Carvalho, who was an important supplement to the front court last season, was also deeply troubled by injuries and provided very limited help to the team. When the team has not yet solved the offensive players, the performance of these two people in the front court in the new season is particularly important. Yarmoluk is in a stable position in the midfield, and his partner in the new season depends on the competition between Henderson and Jarnette. There will be no big changes in the defense line. Lewis Porter is partnering with Kayode, left and right full-backs, and Van Denbech and Collins are partnering with the central defender combination.

New season goals and challenges:

Meritorious coaches leave the team, and both cores on the offensive end will leave the team. The team's overall framework is about to be reshuffled in the new season. It is likely that the new season will not be able to replicate the highlight offensive performance of last season. Judging from the current signing strategy, Brentford's tactical focus in the defensive end in the new season is on the defensive end, and lacks the impact of the frontcourt. The team may be more pragmatic in positioning the long-term goal in relegation. Of course, whether it can continue to make breakthroughs in performance and offensive and defensive data, we must finally look forward to the signing situation.

Compared with the signing situation of other mid- and lower-level teams, Brentford's lineup is still a little weak. His previous strong offense has now become a shortcoming. Therefore, when mid- and lower-level teams that are comparable to those of the strength, the team will also face huge pressure. Last season, the problem of serious lack of tough battle capabilities is exposed. The challenge facing the new season is that they must strive for competitors who are relegated.

The tough battle performance in the previous season and the current signing situation, Brentford will encounter considerable difficulties in the beginning of the new season. He will play against Dark Horse Forest in the first round away game last season, and then face Villa at home. From the fourth round to the ninth round, they encountered Chelsea, Manchester City's two-man and Liverpool. The team may have to lose a lot of points at the beginning. The teams with strong and weak points in the middle of the league are relatively good, which is relatively conducive to the team's ability to grab points and establish a relegation advantage at this stage. In the last five rounds of the schedule, facing Manchester City's two heroes and Liverpool. If they can establish a point advantage in the middle, there will be no pressure to play these tough battles by the end of the season. Once they face other mid- and lower-level teams losing points continuously, the final stage may intensify the relegation crisis.

Overall, Brentford will encounter a huge survival crisis in the new season. The meritorious coach left the team and transferred efficiently. The efficient offensive system built before was to be derived and rebuilt. At present, the signings did not pay much attention to the front line. It seems that Igor has taken over Mbewumo's offensive banner. The weak offensive may become a major label for the team's new season. Timely subsidies in the midfield and backcourt are more like a means to stay in the Premier League for relegation. The overall operation is mainly to tap internal potential. With other direct competitors entering the arms race, combined with the tough battles and defensive performance of last season, the future of the team in the new season does not seem to be particularly bright.

What kind of results do you think Brentford can achieve in the new season?