BEES NOT RONNING SCARED..
THOMAS FRANK reckons it’s not worth sweating over Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Brentford boss takes his side to Old Trafford tomorrow and has the utmost respect for Ronaldo, who has scored five goals in his last three matches.
He said: “We will speak about Ronaldo and his positions in the box and his movement, but always from a technical and tactical point of view rather than about his aura or presence.
“We just speak about them like any other normal player – like, with Rashford, we know his pace, Sancho, his ability one on one, that’s what I will do.
“But, of course, I understand if you talk someone up too much or you don’t talk about them at all... you need to be transparent and have a down-to-earth approach to the game.”
Tomorrow’s 70,000-plus crowd will be the biggest Brentford have played in front of – but Frank and his men can enjoy it knowing only a freak set of results can prevent them staying in the Premier League.
And not only does that mean more games against the big boys, it will see them meet west London rivals Fulham in the top flight for the first time as well.
Frank added: “No matter which club came up, the competition would be crazy, but obviously with the story and the derbies, Fulham and Brentford is big.
“Chelsea are a huge, huge club, but I don’t think they ever saw us as a rivalry.
“Fulham and Brentford is much more of a derby and I’ll look forward to them a lot.”
Frank has no fear of any second season syndrome, not least because of the commitment he has seen from his players after reaching the 40-point mark.
He said: “You could easily say, ‘40 points, done, dusted‘. But, no, they are very hungry, they want to do more, they want to achieve more.”