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Revealed: What Thomas Frank told Brentford players about Liverpool in dressing room
Brentford, Premier League newcomers, have had a good start to the season, collecting nine points out of a possible 18 and sitting in the top half of the table.
After beating Wolves the previous week, they have now drawn 3-3 with the Reds to earn a crucial point.
Ethan Pinnock gave the hosts the lead, but Diogo Jota equalized for Liverpool just before halftime.
Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead twice in the second half, but Brentford equalized both times.
Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for the club, and youngster Curtis Jones also scored, but Brentford will be pleased after a thrilling 90 minutes.
Manager Thomas Frank was pleased with his team’s performance against a team he considers to be “one of the best in Europe.”
“I think we went toe to toe with one of the three best teams in the country at this moment in time,” he told Sky Sports. “One of the best teams in Europe the last three years and I think we got a well deserved point and we worked hard in the game there were moments Liverpool could’ve scored but you need a little luck in the saves and blocks but I think we had opportunities.
“I felt the first two goals we could’ve avoided and done better but toe-to-toe brave, played forward, very pleased.
point for us against a top team but we still tried to go for the win then of course Liverpool will go for the win always.
“We would like to play more but we’re playing against one of the best pressing teams in Europe and the counter-pressing. So we knew in certain areas we needed to go direct because first and foremost we could hurt them but they could hurt us.”
He added: “We just tried to present ourselves in the best possible way. I spoke to the players and I said we need to be brave and we need to show the attitude but humble, but make sure were brave and don’t have regrets against a big team.”
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Revealed: What Thomas Frank told Brentford players about Liverpool in dressing room
