A SWARM OF BEES - BRENTFORD FC

A Swarm Of Bees - Buzzin' (EP 5)

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We start the month with some takeover rumors, which I hope won't happen. 2 points clear at the top and the most important two months of the season are upon us.

Brentford vs. Luton

Playing the 22-nd in the table Luton went really well. The game often uses this game to slap you in the face with loosing points to weakest teams. However brilliant performance. 2nd straight goal for Mbeumo and again Jensen with 6 key passes, 1 assist and POTM. All of my defenders know how to score goals and Jeanvier show that again. Excellent performance!
Pontus got his 5th yellow card so he won't play away at Hull.

Hull vs. Brentford

Damn. First half ended 0-0 as we faced another team in the bottom of the table. But WHAT a response! 5 goals by 5 different players! Finally we got a goal from a penalty, another goal for Jeanvier. All of my attacking three (Benrahma - Watkins - Canos) got a goal. And of course the star of my team for me - Jensen! It's funny because the POTM went to Mads Roerslev with 2 assists, who by the way is climbing into the starting XI with each performance. Prospective guy!

Fun fact:
I really enjoy the fact that all of my attackers (6-7 players) which I rotate can score goals and for now every one of them contributes a lot. If someone is having a bad day, there is a player to step into the leading shoes and shows how it's done. Also I really like the idea of changing the positions of the players for each match - for example when starting Mbeumo and Watkins - one time Watkins is striker and Mbeumo is inside forward, the other time I switch them. This also happens with the players on the flanks as most of them are natural at both AMR and AML. Incredible gifted squad!

Brentford vs. QPR

On paper this should have been the toughest match for the month facing 5th placed QPR, buuuuuuuuuut not really. Massive result! Another goal from a defender to start! Great game for Ollie Watkins again - 1 goal, 1 assist and POTM. Mbeumo is finding his game more and more often and first goal for the returning from injury Valencia (who is yet to start a game).

Cardiff vs. Brentford

A quick turn around got us the win in not so convincing manner. BAM, another goal from our defender and Olie Watkins save the day for us. There is no doubt about who is the best player on the pitch - again the almighty Mathias Jensen providing 1 assist and giving 6 key passes and POTM. Our maestro! Didn't expect that the trip to Cardiff will be so tough. They had their chances in the end of the game but we survived and took home all the 3 points!

Fun fact:
This is the 10th goal scored in the Championship by our central defender this season. (Pontus - 5, Pinnock - 3, Jeanvier - 2)

Swansea vs. Brentford

BY GAWD! This guy is truly awesome! Back and forth game with both teams having opportunities, hitting the bar, offside goals - but there was a hero who saved us - Mathias Jensen! The decisive goal, 7 key passes and POTM and winning us the final 5th game for this month! Absolutely incredible! Didn't expect we will win all the matches even tough the schedule was not so hard. Also we're still unbeaten and it's December!

Player of the Month

MATHIAS JENSEN

No doubt who was the main player for us this month. 2 goals, 4 assist and enormous amount of created chances and key passes. He also finishes the month with the highest average rating in the Championship. Great player, don't know if he is so good in real life but he is THE provider for our team. Always there when we need him. Soon the big dogs from the PL will come sniffing around but he should keep him and he should be the one which we build around.
Also great month for Olie Watkins, Mads Roerslev & Mbeumo.

LEAGUE TABLE & VERDICT

WOW! 4 month & 19 matches unbeaten run in the Championship. Never expected such great start, now we have 4 points gap ahead of the biggest favorites for promotions - Leeds. Next month is crucial and if we succeed to make a bigger distance from the 3rd team which is now 7 points will be perfect!

Some nice talents rose this month as Mads Roerslev has 5 assist from the start of the season as he and Jensen are the top 2 performers in the league, our defense looks rock solid no matter that we used only 3 central defenders for now. We're the team with least conceded goals and with the most goals. Impressive stats and I hope the season continues with the same pace!

National Team

We were in third place with the same points as Czech Republic and Bulgaria has a chance to qualify for a big game forum for the first time since 2004. Of course our opponent has a game in hand and just have to win against England or Montenegro. Both of their games are at home. In the meantime we have to play against the rising team of Kosovo. A must win match for us so we could pray for a miracle.

Bulgaria vs. Kosovo

We did what we had to do! Our favorite result and third win with 1-0. This time the guests helped us with a red card in the beginning of the match. However we struggled to dominate them and only came with a goal from a corner kick. Galabinov got the goal and POTM, but injured himself for 6 month after the match. Good news came from Prague where England beat Czech Rep. 4-0. We are in second place!

Now we only have to pray that playing for just their pride Montenegro will get something from the really good team of Czech Republic.




OH MY GOD!!!!! I can not believe it! Bulgaria will play at EURO 2020!!! I took the team and was looking to challenge for the next forums in 2022 and 2024 with fresh faces and some young players but this is phenomenal! We're so lucky that we got the right results and gifts from our Balkan neighbours. I'm really proud because we won 3, draw against our main opponent and lost only to England. I can imagine the scenes if this happens in real life. We will be the weakest team of the Euros but you never know!

After qualifying for the Euros, our captain Ivelin Popov retired from international soccer.

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A Swarm Of Bees - High As The Sky (EP 6)

After the brilliant November we start the month at top of the table with 4 points ahead of the 2nd Leeds, and 7 from 3rd Preston! The takeover rumors are getting bigger which is not so cool for me but we need to work with what we have.I won Manager of the Month, Jensen won Player of the Month and Roerslev won Young Player of the Month!

Brentford vs. Nottingham Forest

First of the six games this busy December was home match against middle table Forest. Narrow win with Sergi Canos being the best on the pitch and leading the team for another win. 2 goals & POTM for him. Valencia got another goal from the bench. Roerslev with 2 more assist! We're looking like the real deal!
Great news as Leeds dropped 2 points against Bristol City.

Reading vs. Brentford

Took the opportunity to rest some of the main players at the away game against the 19th in the table which includes the first game for Luka Racic at centre back. The team got the win pretty easy with Ollie Watkins getting another goal, Pinnock grabbing his 4th goal & POTM. Another great display by my midfielders. No matter who partners Jensen (1 assist this match), they all contribute a lot.

Fun fact:
Ollie Watkins can do it both! With this goal our player has 9 goals and 6 assist! Also he plays either as Complete Forward, Advanced Forward or Inside Forward!

Brentford vs. Wigan

Important match against the 5th in the league and again we trashed them! Again this guy - JENSEN - 2 goals & POTM! Don't know what to say about him anymore, saving us once again. Also we got our penalty game on point. I made some tactics about the set pieces but had never been so successful. Pontus got his six goal which makes him 2nd best goalscorer (with 2 more player) in our team which is fun.

PS. We're 11 points from the third team in the table!

Barnsley vs. Brentford

We're half way through! Played all 23 teams - NO ONE BEAT US! Big win against bottom team Barnsley with the same result as the previous match! Both Ollie and Mbeumo got 2 goals to their balance and Dalsgaard with 2 assist! Rotated the team because of the important match against Fulham in 3 days. Valencia again injured himself for another month and a half. He need to impress me in the second part of the season or he is leaving! Another draw for Leeds see us 8 points clear at the top!

Fun fact:
Our wing-backs provides us with a lot of assist and not every time are in the spotlight, but I see them (Roerslev - 9, Dalsgaard - 5, Henry - 2, Thompson - 2)

Brentford vs. Fulham

The local derby against Fulham at Boxing Day saw us lose for the first time this season. Didn't have the opportunity to even the game as nothing was working for us this time. Canos got a lucky goal as the ball just rebounded from him. We couldn't beat our opponent for a second time but at least Leeds made another draw this match day. I knew this day was going to come, we were 1 win away to breaking the record for most consecutive wins in Championship.

Luton vs. Brentford

We played Luton not so long time ago and didn't have any troubles. This was the case and this time as Sergi Canos got 1 goal & 1 assist. Ollie Watkins banged another goal and our LB Rico Henry got the POTM with clean sheet and 1 assist. Maybe the perfect opponent for us to respond after the loss. Packed schedule meant that we have to rotate the team because of the upcoming matches.

Another great news coming not from our match as Leeds lost again.

Player of the Month

SERGI CANOS

4 goals & 3 assistsfor the winger. Great month after not so good performances in the start of the season. Now he established himself as one of the main players in our team. I hope he continues with the great games as Benrahma & Fosu were not in best shape. In the beginning I played him as Inside forward, but now he found his place as winger.

Another great month for Ollie Watkins, who is non-stop scoring, yet he's never won POTM award for us.

LEAGUE TABLE & VERDICT

Great stuff for us as Leeds didn't have good month and we're top of the table with 10 points lead! We must not forget ourselves and don't let it get away. Really strange situation as QPR are second and Hull & Stoke are fighting relegation. Before taking starting this story I was wondering between Brentford and Stoke, maybe I'll try them in the future, also great players to get if the get relegated.

Our second goalkeeper Daniels was transfer listed as we need to offload his wage and also we have 2 great young goalkeepers. We received two offers for Mokotjo (who is our ball winning midfielder) from dutch sides. He doesn't play vital part for us as he is playing mainly when we square off with more creative teams. However the offers were rejected as didn't meet my expectations (they offered 1.6 mil euro as he is valued at 2.8 mil) . However I don't know if I should let him leave (we won't have BWM and we will need some next season). Tough decisions. Gray is leaving after just 6 months, next month will try to find teams for most of our B side so I can copy my club IRL strategy. New signings? Maybe a loan or two if anything good is found.

Next year start with a BANG! Two matches against Leeds, the first one is more important for me and 4 home matches for the month. If we beat Leeds I will be really relaxed, even - will feed them my youngsters for the FA cup so they can be happy.



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