The League Paper

SMITH DELIGHTED WITH FIREPOWER

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The LeaguePaper Team
5 August 2018

By James Levack

ROUT: Neal Maupay enjoys scoring Brentford’s fourth
PICTURE: Ken Sparks

BRENTFORD head coach Dean Smith hailed his side’s attitude and application in their demolition of Championship new boys Rotherham.
“From the outside everyone expected us to win before the game but I expected us to work hard, put pressure on them and perform well because if you do that you get results,” he said.
Two goals from Neal Maupay and efforts from Sergi Canos, Ollie Watkins and Lewis Macleod gave the Millers a baptism of fire, with Will Vaulks grabbing a late consolat...

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