Thomas Frank apologises to the Brentford travelling help for his aspect's 4-1 defeat at Southampton and laments his aspect for an absence of focus... however insists the Saints 'did not create something'
- Brentford suffered their third loss in 5 league video games by dropping to Southampton
- Thomas Frank's aspect went down 4-1 on the south coast to slide all the way down to thirteenth place
- The Bees boss apologised to the followers and rued his aspect's lack of focus
- However Frank claims Southampton did not create a lot and mentioned the sport was even
Thomas Frank has apologised to the Brentford followers who made the 140-mile spherical journey to Southampton to see their aspect lose 4-1 on Tuesday night time - and claims his Bees aspect must be extra switched in video games.
The west Londoners conceded two objectives in each halves to slide down beneath the Saints within the Premier League desk to thirteenth - and report their third defeat in 4 matches.
Danish boss Frank was adamant that Southampton 'did not create something' within the match, regardless of taking place 4-1 to Ralph Hasenhuttl 's aspect, however did admit his aspect have been punished for an absence of focus.
'First, thanks very a lot to our followers for travelling down right here,' Frank instructed the Brentford media channel. '(It was a) full help, most capability, stuffed out. I am sorry we could not do higher.
'A giant factor in a Premier League recreation, if we aren't 100 per cent at it for each second, we'll be in bother or could be in bother. And at the moment we received punished onerous.
'Southampton have been a little bit bit extra on the ball than us, however they weren't as harmful. They did not create something within the open recreation.'
Hasenhuttl's Saints took the lead early on when James Ward-Prowse, who Frank claimed had the very best proper foot in world soccer earlier than the sport, crossed the ball in for Jan Bednarek to go residence an opener.
Brentford responded in wonderful style when Vitaly Janelt discovered the web mid-way by way of the first-half, however Ibrahima Diallo's long-range shot got here off the put up and within the internet through goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez for an personal objective earlier than the break.
With the Bees urgent for an equaliser within the second-half, Saints ahead Armando Broja scored a solo objective on the counter-attack earlier than Che Adams scored a fourth to place the end result past any affordable doubt.
Frank revealed that he and his gamers will 'look inside' to discover a resolution to their newest defeat, however nonetheless claims his nonetheless have been on an analogous degree to Southampton on Tuesday night time.
'Plenty of it's within the timings of the objectives,' Frank added. 'They scored 4 objectives on 5 possibilities, two they cannot miss.
'So typically, we must be 100 per cent at it. We have to look inside, I must look inside. The gamers must be higher on the ball and on the second balls.'
'I believe there's lots to be taught from this recreation. Southampton are an skilled Premier League aspect. I believe we have been extra even than we confirmed at the moment. That is why it is so onerous and so disappointing. However at the moment we will not say there was an enormous distinction.'
