Mbeumo: Bees need to learn how to control games

Bryan Mbeumo was left frustrated by Brentford’s 1-1 draw with West Ham at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday which extended their winless run to three games.

The Cameroon international opened the scoring after just 37 seconds as the Bees continued their remarkable record of finding the back of the net from the kick-off for the third match in succession.

But once again Thomas Frank’s side weren’t able to hold onto their early lead, having conceded in the 54th minute when Tomas Soucek pounced from close range after Michail Antonio’s initial shot had been blocked.

The Bees pushed for a winner in the closing stages, but had to settle for a share of the spoils, with Mbeumo admitting they need to learn how to control the game for longer periods.

“A frustrating game at the end. I think we were on top in the first half, but when the second half started they came back soon… we pushed at the end but didn’t find a way,” the 25-year-old winger told beeplay.

“It’s hard to control the game from the start to the end; you need to suffer during games. I think we need to work on some bits when we get to this phase.”

Mbeumo has now scored five goals in his first six outings for the West Londoners and revealed his fine form is down to hard work on the training ground.

“We work a lot in training to try and score every time on set-pieces,” he said. “I do a lot of finishing during training, especially if I miss something, I always try to reproduce it and I think this is something you can always work on.”