FRANK’S BEES GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS
THREE-GAME LOSING RUN ENDS AGAINST STOKE
BRENTFORD head coach Thomas Frank believes his promotion chasing Bees are stronger after emerging from a three-game losing run to win their last two matches.
Frank’s side sit second in the Championship after Saturday’s come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Stoke.
Jacob Brown scored after just 27 seconds to give the visitors the lead, but Vitaly Janelt equalised before Ivan Toney’s 25th goal of the season secured victory and left Frank confident his side were back on track.
“In all seasons, but especially this one, every team will go through a dip at a certain stage, but it’s the ones that can handle it best that will be successful,” he said.
“In the second half we went from level five to level nine. We were quicker moving forward, we took the initiative and we had a much bigger mentality and attitude.”
Frank hailed moments of brilliance from his two goalscorers and paid tribute to the club’s coaching staff for Toney becoming the third striker in successive seasons to hit the 25-goal mark.
“Ivan wants to be better every day and he knows instinctively what he wants to do in those situations. It is down to him but also the work behind the scenes,” he said.
Defeats for Watford and Swansea left the Bees with a three-point cushion to the teams below them in the battle for automatic promotion.
Frank’s Bees can now turn their attention to leaders Norwich, who they face on Wednesday.
“That will be a very good game between two very good teams and I’m looking forward to it,” he said.