Bees Search For Lift-Off

BEFORE the internationalbreak, Brentford were flying.Since then, they haven’t been able to get off the runway.

- John Lyons

Following a nine-match unbeaten run that lifted them to mid-table, the Bees were buoyant, but then came the two-week hiatus.

On their return to action, the Bees slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Neil Warnock’s Cardiff last Saturday.

To make it even more frustrating, striker Neal Maupay embarrassingly fluffed his lines when presented with an open goal when the Bees trailed just 1-0.

Cardiff scored their second just a couple of minutes later…

Then came a midweek home game against lowly Burton, a game the Bees would have felt confident of taking three points from.

The Brewers put up a yellow wall to block their path, but it looked as though Florian Jozefzoon’s stunning free-kick early in the second half would earn maximum points.

However, Burton’s Ben Turner headed home in the 78th minute to stun the Griffin Park faithful and leave the Bees with just a point.

After a frustrating few days, it’s perhaps good timing that the Bees have a tasty derby at QPR to look forward to as they try to find their momentum again.