**[Brentford’s](https://sportwitness.co.uk/brentford/) push for European football is still alive, but there’s some frustration after recent results. And one Bees star has made it clear that costly lapses cannot continue if they want to finish the job.**
[Speaking to Sky Germany](https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/kevin-schade-vom-fc-brentford-ueber-seine-wm-chancen-freiburg-arsenal-und-manchester-city/13535341/35311), Kevin Schade has insisted he and his teammates need to be doing more if they wish to finish this season strongly. For a start, he thinks Europe is a realistic aim.
“It’s still wide open, both up and down the table, but we definitely have a realistic chance,” he said.
“It’s not like we’ve just arrived. We’ve actually been near the top for most of the season. So, we need to step it up in the last few games, fight hard, and then I think it’s realistic.”
Everton equaliser still stings
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The push for Europe has slowed in recent weeks, though, with Brentford drawing all of their last five games. Their last win was the 4-3 over Burnley on 28th February.
They came close to breaking that sequence earlier this month, though, in the 2-2 draw with Everton. Only a 91st minute equaliser from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall stopped them securing all three points in that game.
That result still stings for Kevin Schade. He was frustrated that Everton didn’t create it, but Brentford allowed it.
“Right now, even the smallest mistakes are being punished,” he added.
“You can tell it’s the end of the season, and it’s getting warmer again. But especially when I think about the game against Everton, where we didn’t do a few things right and then got punished again in the 90th minute with the 2-2 equalizer. We need to play smarter, I’d say.”
He didn’t hold back on what went wrong tactically, either.
“If we take the lead, we can’t abandon our game plan, because then we just want to defend and let the opponent come at us. We have to keep pushing, even when we’re in the lead.”
Brentford belief remains
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Despite the frustration, the forward insists that belief remains strong inside the dressing room. And he’s confident if they improve, the dream will become a reality.
“I think if we can improve on that, then it’s realistic that we can do it,” he concluded.
“You can always bring it up, always remind them, and eventually it will click. But at this level it’s not that easy.
“Especially with the upcoming games against Man City or Liverpool, for example. We all have to be on point then.”