Andrews reacts to 1-0 home defeat against Manchester City

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Brentford manager Keith Andrews reacts to 1-0 home defeat against Manchester City  05/10/2025  Gtech Stadium, London, UK

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00:01Did you feel the way that the team carried on right until the end,

00:05that you might have got something to do again?

00:08Yeah, I think that's probably about right.

00:11I'm really proud of what they produced in the second half,

00:15the levels of intensity, appetite to get that equalising goal,

00:21personality, we made it very, very uncomfortable in the second half.

00:30I think it was a game of very few chances.

00:33When you restrict them to very few chances defensively, you've done well.

00:37I'm not sure how many centre-forwards in World Football scored that goal,

00:41and that was the difference today, ultimately.

00:44Bear in mind the way you played in the second half,

00:47is there a tinge of regret about sort of the first half,

00:50or is that just a reflection of how good it's been?

00:54Yeah, I would have wanted to get more pressure on the ball in the first half,

00:58and it was only a slight tweak, really, in terms of what we did.

01:02Just a little bit what Yamo and Chris Seger pushed a little bit through towards forward,

01:06and it gave us a better platform to go and be more aggressive.

01:09And I think once the players feel that, they get more of a confidence

01:13that they can really affect the opposition, and likewise the opposition feel that,

01:17and then you can grow from that.

01:19I think that's what happened, really, in the second half.

01:21First half, they could try and get in, so that's what they do,

01:25that's what they've done for donkey's years.

01:27And I think in the main, that was in front of us, around us,

01:30didn't come true to us.

01:32Apart from the goal, Ryan has had one volley where Cuevin saves,

01:35and apart from that, it was very, very little, really.

01:38The second half was certainly our half, and we were outstanding.

01:47Can I ask about Jordan Henderson, his performance today,

01:49what you made of your thinking plan to take him off,

01:52and why do you think these games are generally?

01:54I think Jordan's in a really good place.

01:56If you watched the game, you would have seen his qualities,

02:01barking orders at our players, snapping into tackles,

02:07and then his passing range is obviously very, very good.

02:11It's been very effective for us since he's come to the club.

02:14I think you would also have seen the levels of energy that's needed

02:18to play against Manchester City,

02:20and I changed all three midfielders because of what was needed.

02:23We did it last weekend as well.

02:25We've got a really good squad, and I'll certainly utilise that.

02:29I think energy levels against top-level teams is really important.

02:35Your second half performance, really proud of what your message was at that half-time?

02:41Just belief in what we could produce.

02:44I felt, having watched City in every game this season,

02:48the opposition always had periods of when they could unnerve them and unsettle them,

02:54even going back to their game during the week against Monaco.

02:57The game was at 1-0.

03:00Like I said, we made a couple of little tweaks,

03:03but it was mainly belief, and don't worry about suffering,

03:08because most teams have to suffer against Man City.

03:11You've got to dig deep.

03:12We have to have a will to be selfless in everything we do on the pitch.

03:17The subs will be ready to come on and impact the game,

03:20which they did brilliantly.

03:22But, yeah, just believe.

03:25It seems to be really positive in a lot of ways.

03:29Despite the defeat, the team showed a lot of resilience.

03:34Yeah, that's probably about right.

03:36I think character, I think we show that more often than not.

03:40I think what we're trying to do is bring a team together,

03:46a club together after so many changes.

03:48Obviously, naturally in the summer, I think it's growing.

03:51I think you could see that even in the second half performance today

03:54against top-level opposition.

03:56There's always going to be days when it's not quite the way we want it to look,

04:01but the reality is we're still building relationships on the pitch,

04:05off the pitch in terms of staff, that connection that we have as a group.

04:09But I think the connection is certainly there with the fans.

04:11I think they're really understanding of where we're at

04:13and where we're trying to go to with this team.

04:17Thanks.

04:19OK, anything else?

04:21No, we'll leave it there. Thank you very much.

04:26Thank you very much.

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