Brentford boss happy to see team bounce back from defeat

2023-03-16 13:08

Brentford boss happy to see team bounce back from defeat


In the seventh round of the 2022/23 Premier League season, Brentford finally defeated the "Saints" Southampton 2-0 in the away game after scoring goals from Ivan Toni and Visa. After the game, Brentford coach Thomas Frank said in an interview with the media that he was very happy to see the team's rebound mentality.


At Brentford against Southampton, Christian Norgau headed in the 32nd minute, and Ivan Toni took advantage of the opportunity to head in from the back post to set Brentford up. Germany took the lead 1-0.


In stoppage time in the second half, Ivan Toni ferryed the ball with a header, and after Visa received the ball, he formed a single-handed push and scored against the goalkeeper. In the end, Brentford defeated Southampton 2-0 and successfully returned to victory.


Thomas Frank said in the interview, "I like the mentality of players wanting to complete the rebound, which is a mentality of wanting to do more. It's a more determined mentality in a 50-on-50 duel, and in the pressure I still run hard next time, run harder during recovery, and focus more on one-on-one matches, because this is the minimum requirement."


Thomas Frank happy to see captain back


"I think we pressed well in the second half, we created some great chances and scored a well-deserved goal. And in the second half, it was definitely a very high-spirited game, although not the best. Nice game. We weren't that great in possession, but in the Premier League, that's what happens sometimes, every game is difficult, especially away. So I'm happy to play in a game that wasn't the best. 3 points for the situation."


Thomas Frank also said, "I think this is very critical, because in skills, you need to see a game clearly, and you need to do everything you can to defend when things are not going well, and we did it today. "


On the other hand, Brentford's captain Pontus Jansson has finally returned to the game since December 30 last year. Thomas Frank said for this, "I am very happy to see our captain is back. He has been able to play in the past few games, but now he has got the playing time he needs, which is very important."


"We knew we could play in a 3-5-2 if we needed to and the players did a great job today."