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Can ‘nice’ Bees sting if things go wrong?

by
The LeaguePaper Team
21 March 2021

Adam Virgo
BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

KING BEE: Brentford’s Ivan Toney celebrates scoring against Wycombe
PICTURE: Alamy

BRENTFORD are a fantastic footballing side, who are capable of blowing opponents away at their rampant best.
Just ask Wycombe, demolished 7-2 in January, or Middlesbrough, who suffered a 4-1 reverse at the Riverside soon after.
But their run of three wins from eight matches pre-weekend that has jeopardised their push for automatic promotion has exposed - once again - some systemic issues.
The first is squad depth. When you look at Brentford’s squad,...

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