"Eventually, with half-time looming during Monday's victory at West Ham, the reward for Thiago's endeavours arrived. As is the way at the oversized, underutilised bowl Olympic bowl, it took an age for the split-tier pocket of visiting Brentford fans to react. Eventually, they danced. By then Thiago could have had several goals. Plenty of bustle and hustle had seen him strike the woodwork and force Alphonse Areola into smothering in a manic few minutes around the half hour."
"They are always ready. They know that success will lead to a player moving on. Whether they view that as a feather to add to the cap or not, is debatable but they at least have the sense to brace themselves. In goalscoring terms, Neal Maupay became Ollie Watkins, ranked at no.43 in FourFourTwo's list of the best Premier League players of last season. Then it was Ivan Toney, who became Wissa. Now it is Thiago's turn."
Igor Thiago scored the decisive goal as Brentford beat West Ham, his fifth in eight Premier League appearances. He troubled the home defence throughout, hitting the woodwork and forcing the goalkeeper into a smother during a frantic spell before half-time. Thiago was Brentford's record signing 16 months earlier for £30 million from Club Brugge, but a meniscus injury and infection ruined his first season. He has recovered to fill the goalscoring void left by Yoane Wissa. Brentford routinely adapt when key players move on, and Thiago's emergence continues that pattern early in the campaign.
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