Frank assessment: I can handle the heat despite seeing red

THOMAS FRANK insists he can cope with the pressure of a Premier League survival scrap.

Brentford’s head coach was given his marching orders by referee Peter Bankes at full-time after Ruben Neves struck late on to condemn the Bees to a fourth straight defeat.

Frank received a caution after clashing withWolves’ Joao Moutinho, then was shown a red card for his “aggressive” reaction to the booking and faces a touchline ban. He said: “I got a yellow card after a confrontation with aWolves player, then I turned round to Peter and said, ‘You can give me a second one as well’. He said it was because I was turning around and too aggressive.”

The charismatic Dane went viral for his passionate post-match interview after last week’s defeat by Manchester United but he insists that he can handle the heat of battle.“I’m not feeling it no, there is no extra pressure,” said Frank “The last game was frustrating for us because of the football gods – they didn’t want it to go our way and we worked so hard. I was just talking very honest.

“This game I was calm going towards the referee and had no intention of saying anything to him or the players, then something kicked it off.

“I said to the players to control their emotions and not get stupid cards, so it’s not good enough.” Ivan

Toney’s volley after the break cancelled out Moutinho’s opener but Neves struck from outside the box to giveWolves victory in a game that was halted for 20 minutes in the first half due to a drone flying overhead.

The impending arrival of Christian Eriksen should provide some cutting edge to Brentford’s attack.

The Denmark star is set to join for the rest of the season. He has not played since a cardiac arrest while playing in the Euros but has been training with Ajax to stay fit.