Thomas Frank press conference: Aston Villa vs Brentford preview

In team news: “Unfortunately, Mathias Jensen suffered a minor hamstring injury, so he will be out on Wednesday and is unlikely to play on Saturday. The rest should be available.”

When asked if there was a reason for the disparity between Brentford’s home and away performances: “No, not really. We don’t make many differences in what we do away and at home. It’s not that we become super offensive and then super defensive or with less pressure. We try to do more or less the same. I still think we are at the top days. The streak of away opponents we’ve had is part of the reason why this could be somewhat obscured. The most important thing is that we have played relatively well away from home, except in the game against Fulham and. I expect three points in Villa tomorrow.”

On the Premier League matches during the week: “Of course, players can play 90 minutes three times a week, no problem. It’s the problems after that. It’s the balance of using your squad that might involve using your substitutes, taking players out around 60, 70 minutes if you can do that. “.

On whether there was a boost in Kevin Schade’s confidence after his hat-trick against city ​​of leicester: “We definitely all need to have a sliding door moment in life where you say, ‘I’m probably a good footballer.’ I wish he knew that already. It was very good, three goals and an assist and his work rate. For him , a little more confidence will be great for him. We are not the only club where the team is happy to see their teammate succeed. We have an unusual culture. They care a lot about each other. what it means.”

About the new scheme introduced by Brentford, which offers reduced prices for younger fans: “I am very pleased to have reduced the prices for the younger fans, both home and away. It is a fantastic plan. I can only praise the leadership. We want the new generation to really experience that experience at home and away and create a great habit”. “It’s the best game in the world and being a fan and following your team back and forth is fantastic.”

About his last match against Aston Villa: “It was a pretty crazy game. The last time it was 3-3. Maybe the two teams will fit together. It’s very exciting and both teams want to take the initiative. Hopefully it will be an entertaining game and we can get a win.”

On Brentford’s 20 points in 13 games: “I’m a dreamer and of course I’m aware of it and it’s important for fans to dream and of course we should do that, but we have to focus on the next game and what’s ahead of us, so a lot of things can change.”