Lerma

[PatrickA]

A word of acknowledgement for Lerma's contribution which to my mind is often overlooked because he doesn't have the passing range of Wharton, Hughes and Kamada and because he's rarely first choice in the current set up.
He's been very good for us over the period since he joined, both in midfield and defence.
In fact Guehi was barely missed when Lerma has stepped in for him in the back 3 and that's quite an accolade.

There's not many midfielders who would be able to do that.

Damsgard has been the creative hub for Brentford this season and Lerma barely gave him a kick.
He continually won possession and played simple passes to keep us ticking over.
Not eye catching perhaps, but critical to the solidity of the performance .
Added to this he is excellent in the air and has the weapon of the long throw.
I don't think all these attributes will be easy to replace as a squad member.

 

[Team of the (20)80s]

Fully agree, I wouldn’t start him alongside Hughes against a team we need to break down… but his value against sides trying to break us down is considerable.

 

[sprites]

I echo this sentiment. Great teams are built on players like this, those without ego who can be relied upon whenever called up. He was excellent yesterday and will become increasingly important as fixtures pile up.