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Smooth operator allows Bees to motor

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The LeaguePaper Team
26 January 2020

By Chris Dunlavy

IN CONTROL: Ethan Pinnock brings calmness to Brentford’s defence
PICTURE: PA Images

PLAYER PROFILE
ETHAN PINNOCK
BRENTFORD DEFENDER
BRENTFORD’S surprise promotion challenge has been widely attributed to the deadliness of their vaunted BMW strikeforce.
But whilst Said Benrama, Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins offer high-octane thrills, it is the Rolls Royce at the back who has anchored the Bees’ success.
Signed from Barnsley for a club record £3m in July, Ethan Pinnock is a central defender playing at the peak of his powers.
“A man mountain,&rd...

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