Brentford’s rise to the Premier League has been fuelled by their ability to adapt repeatedly to the departure of key individuals. Over the past decade they have lost important players and coaches to other clubs, only to then become even better without them.
This resilience, underpinned by cultural stability and shrewd decision-making, is arguably Brentford’s most impressive quality. Few other clubs in recent years, if any, have been as consistently good at not only surviving change, but thriving in spite of it.