Brentford Manager Thomas Frank on a well deserved 4 - 3 victory
04/05/2025
GTech Community Stadium, London, UK
04/05/2025
GTech Community Stadium, London, UK
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00:00You scored forward as United here a couple of years ago and you've done it again, it's a productive source of you, aren't there?
00:07Yeah, that's very nice to be able to do that.
00:13Of course, I think overall a very good performance.
00:18I think we were completely in control of the game from more or less minute one.
00:22Even a minor setback with their goal, I think we considered a goal that was a little bit unlike us the last 10-12 games.
00:32First a little bit of a mistake, then another mistake and then didn't defend well enough.
00:35But anyway, on top, pressed aggressively, wring the ball back a lot of times.
00:42Half transitions, bigger transitions, but also when we were up there we produced a lot of crosses,
00:50playing around on the side and two of the goals are fantastic.
00:54Kevin Ciara's two headers are very good, a set piece, and then the fourth goal was maybe the best of them.
01:00So very happy with the performance overall, clearly, and a well-deserved win.
01:05That's never easy in the Premier League, and to do it against Man United is a massive club.
01:11Yes, we know they have struggled a little bit, but very happy with that.
01:16Of course, a few bits in the end I would like to have avoided, but we'll look into that.
01:22What does it say about your team though?
01:24You say United are a massive club, but it's not even seen as a major shock.
01:28What does that say about your team at the moment?
01:32I think the club and the team are developing and adding those extra layers constantly.
01:44Basically from the first year in the division we respect everyone, but fear no one.
01:50We believe that we can win every game, and we try to go for that win.
01:54Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, but we really, really, really believe it every single time.
02:00The players are fantastic, it's been a fantastic group, or it is a fantastic group to work with.
02:05Now we have three players that have scored ten goals or more.
02:10The forty-six between the front three is an unbelievable number of goals.
02:15To have that in any club is incredible, but for us to have it is an even bigger achievement, if I'm honest.
02:23And I think we're the only club this year who managed to do that.
02:27So that I'm very proud of.
02:29Of the three players, of course, of the teammates that are producing all the assists, and the staff that are pushing them.
02:36Thomas Schadeper doesn't get the same attention that Wister and Weymo do, but how important is it to the way they play?
02:43I think he's grown a lot this season.
02:47He's another player that we spoke about previously in this season, but for him, growing and scoring ten goals.
02:56Everyone know how difficult it is to score.
02:59Not many players have scored ten goals in the Premier League in their career.
03:03And he will most likely become even better next year.
03:07That's the plan, hopefully.
03:09But with his pace going in behind, with his threat in the box on headers, two fantastic.
03:14The first one is an incredible hitter.
03:17The second one is just top class.
03:19But also, if we go longer, we have one that can do a flick, and on set pieces, both boxes, and he's working hard.
03:26So, very good.
03:27Is the heading something that you work on a lot with him?
03:31With him, sorry?
03:32Yes.
03:33Yes and no.
03:34He's clearly one of his key abilities.
03:36We clocked that already when we scouted him.
03:39We try to produce a lot of crosses when we're attacking.
03:44It's a big, how can you say, it's one of the more clear breakthrough strategies we have.
03:51And when he was in the box, it's natural.
03:53That's something we train, both the crosses and the positioning and the hitting.
03:58Whenever you get asked about Waymo and previously Tony moving on, do you always see a confidence
04:03you can bring through the next one?
04:04Can Shada be the next Boney, the next Waymo?
04:07There are three different players, and as far as I know, Mbomo is still with us.
04:13But I am confident that we can develop the next goalscorer.
04:20You're up to nine to nine on the table.
04:25European competition is a real possibility, isn't it?
04:29Yes, we spoke about it before the Brighton game.
04:34I rarely say that to the players.
04:38It's more about performance.
04:39But this game, we need to win.
04:41We want to win this if we want to be in any chance of maybe having a dream about Europe.
04:48And the players did that, and a big credit to them.
04:50And then they will play two games, difficult away game to Nottingham, beat them.
04:54Home to Man United, beat them.
04:56And all three games well deserved.
04:58So not because of those three games.
05:00I think we have a run of 10, 12 games where we're in a really good rhythm and flow
05:05and look solid and strong and confident.
05:09So we've got this momentum.
05:12Hopefully we can keep it up.
05:14But it's all about getting the, how can you say, the job done and it's one at a time.
05:18We had a laser, laser, laser focus throughout four seasons on the next game.
05:22It's all about the next game.
05:25Can I just ask you about your second goal where Man United were upset that you carried on playing with delight on the floor.
05:34The rules are quite clear that the referee only has to stop playing for head injuries.
05:40It obviously wasn't a head injury.
05:41Yeah.
05:42Do you have some sympathy with players who are genuinely injured?
05:45Yeah.
05:46In many ways that sort of situation is being brought about because too many players were failing injury in the past, weren't they?
05:51Yeah.
05:52Do you have any sympathy with United in that instance?
05:54Yeah.
05:55I definitely have sympathy about Delict.
05:56And I also know they have, you know, it's clearly that they have struggled in many ways.
06:03And when you are in football, you know, when anyone wants to struggle, it's part of football, but you just know it's not nice.
06:10So, of course, it's a tricky situation.
06:13So, I hope Delict is okay.
06:22Yeah, I agree.
06:23I think he looked really, really strong.
06:25I thought defensively he was on top of his 1v1s in his recovery and his duels very strong.
06:33And he was just bombarding forward constantly.
06:36It looked like he just enjoyed playing football.
06:38That's a good thing.
06:40And then he just topped it with a very good assist.
06:43He looks like a perfect advantage.
06:45He's so physical.
06:46Is that something beautiful?
06:48Yeah, I think the energy is important.
06:54And I think we have a lot of different preferred players.
06:58We have a dumps card.
06:59It's not that physical, but extremely good technically and tactically.
07:02And then we also need some physicality.
07:04So, we need that perfect blend.
07:06I think Mike Coyote is a player with a very good potential.
07:11I agree with you.
07:13You've got a very good physical package in terms of the capacity to go up and down.
07:18The physicality in the duels.
07:20And that bite in that 1v1s.
07:25So, yeah.
07:26I agree.
07:27Very good performance today.
07:29Okay.
07:30We'll leave it there.
07:31Thank you very much everybody.
07:32See you again soon.
07:33I hope so.
07:36Okay.
07:42Thanks, Mr.