When Fulham overcame Brentford 2-1 on Monday, Dimitar Berbatov was in the Sky Sports studio. The former striker’s reaction stunned host David Jones and fellow analyst Jamie Carragher.
With his humorous assessment of Fulham’s thrilling comeback victory over Brentford on Monday, Dimitar Berbatov left the Sky Sports studio in tears.
Vitaly Janelt’s incredible long-range goal put Brentford ahead, but Harry Wilson scored twice in stoppage time after coming off the substitute to give Marco Silva’s team a late 2-1 triumph.
Wilson’s second goal was the most recent winner Fulham has ever scored in a Premier League game, and it came at 96 minutes and 46 seconds. Additionally, Berbatov, who played for Fulham from 2012 to 2014, had a crazy celebration in the studio.
Berbatov calmed himself to offer some commentary on the game before bursting into laughter and saying, “This is the type of game where, you know, after the game babies are made.” This statement left presenter David Jones and fellow analyst Jamie Carragher in fits. In response, Carragher said, “On that note, let’s go for a break.”
After a “tough” season thus far, Fulham manager Silva said Wilson “deserves” his achievement in light of the thrilling win. The winger has been forced to play a bit-part role off the bench this season and has yet to make a league start.
“I said that he deserved the moment,” Silva remarked after the game. “I am aware that it has been difficult for him. He has been crucial to us. He wants to play more and is a top guy and a top boy. I told him he deserved the moment and congratulated him.
“We witnessed a small portion of our season thus far, which has consisted of dominating the majority of games, playing as the greatest team on the pitch for the majority of games, and creating a lot more opportunities than the opposition. However, the truth is that we didn’t always receive the points we deserved from the game.
Fulham was ahead from the very first minute. I believe we did create two or three clear scoring opportunities in the first 20 minutes of the game. And then, out of nowhere—they had nothing until that point—they scored with a shot 25 yards from the goal.
In actuality, we maintained our confidence. At halftime, the outcome was incredibly unjust despite our constant efforts to push them back and try a variety of scoring strategies.
It’s going to be difficult for [Brentford] to keep blocking everything, so we need to keep pushing hard, I told the players. I have to acknowledge them. They put up a fierce defence, with ten players always surrounding their box and numerous bodies present. However, the truth is that we persisted.
