Thomas Frank on Ivan Toney: “I think you can see that his link-up play is so good, he can read the game very well,” he sdays. “His technical ability to either flick or hold or set the ball is very good.
“I always say that if you want to create a top scorer then they need to be technically very good, so the way he can connect with the ball – left-foot, right-foot, the free-kick against Leeds, the chip – he’s so good technically. He’s just got that character about him as well.
“He’s one of the big leaders we have without a doubt. I have four captains and Ivan is a big driver also on the pitch. He puts big demands to himself and his teammates but in that perfect balance where he’s very competitive but with a big smile. Of course there’s a lot of banter and joking but he also cares about his teammates.”
Thomas Frank speaks: “It was a beautiful ugly win,” says Brentford’s manager. “Sometimes you have to dig in. I think we’ve done very well this season and I think in spells tonight we did very well, especially between the two penalty boxes. When we’re a little bit out of synch and missing a few players through injuriy, you need to do the basics right: win the 50-50 balls, run more than them and we need to win the set=piece battles. Those are the key things for us.”
