Post by Webster on Nov 19, 2021 17:04:30 GMT
(The Guardian) Howe appointment 'terrible timing' for Brentford, says Frank
The Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says Newcastle’s change of manager is “terrible timing” for his side. The Bees, on a run of four successive Premier League defeats, travel to St James’ Park for Eddie Howe’s first match in charge.
With a sell-out crowd ready to roar on the new regime and players keen to impress their new manager Frank is wary of what might lie in store for his side with little useful analysis to fall back on.
“It’s impossible to predict. It’s terrible timing for us because normally when you are going to all the other games you played - maybe except for the first one against Arsenal - we can analyse their last games,” Frank said. “Now there is a new manager coming in with a new style of play so we actually haven’t looked that much at Newcastle, more what Eddie did at Bournemouth.
“I think he is an extremely talented manager. He is one of the most interesting, young English managers and I’m very surprised he’s not had a job for 16 months. He stands for progressive football, front-foot pressing and wants to dominate on the ball and did a top job at Bournemouth, a job I admired a lot. I can’t be 100 per cent sure on (Newcastle’s) shape but I expect them to come flying out pressing us.” (PA)
The Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says Newcastle’s change of manager is “terrible timing” for his side. The Bees, on a run of four successive Premier League defeats, travel to St James’ Park for Eddie Howe’s first match in charge.
With a sell-out crowd ready to roar on the new regime and players keen to impress their new manager Frank is wary of what might lie in store for his side with little useful analysis to fall back on.
“It’s impossible to predict. It’s terrible timing for us because normally when you are going to all the other games you played - maybe except for the first one against Arsenal - we can analyse their last games,” Frank said. “Now there is a new manager coming in with a new style of play so we actually haven’t looked that much at Newcastle, more what Eddie did at Bournemouth.
“I think he is an extremely talented manager. He is one of the most interesting, young English managers and I’m very surprised he’s not had a job for 16 months. He stands for progressive football, front-foot pressing and wants to dominate on the ball and did a top job at Bournemouth, a job I admired a lot. I can’t be 100 per cent sure on (Newcastle’s) shape but I expect them to come flying out pressing us.” (PA)