Frank lauds Brentford players following loss to Spurs

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After the game, Frank expressed his satisfaction with the team's performance, stating, "I'm really pleased with how we played. We had four great opportunities to score the equalizer before Maddison's goal."

Brentford boss Thomas Frank was upbeat after defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.AdvertisementAdvertisement

"We need to take those chances if we want to get something here, Playing against a very good team who have performed well over the first four games. Today they probably raised their level a bit, plus they got the small margins and the momentum and then they are difficult to play against.

"We are playing against a team whose end stand is bigger than our stadium in terms of capacity. That shows the difference. No complaints.

"It's my job to put a competitive team out there but it doesn't help when we have five potential starters out."

On Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario handling the ball outside the box, he added: "It wasn't impacting the game. It wasn't a penalty, it wasn't a red card, it was just a free-kick outside the box which John (Brooks, referee) should have seen. I think he refereed a very good game, that was just a small little thing. If you come here you need to get everything with us to maximise our chances in the game."