{"id":292228,"date":"2023-10-28T17:26:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T17:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292228"},"modified":"2023-10-28T17:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T17:26:10","slug":"thomas-frank-says-brentford-were-average-at-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/thomas-frank-says-brentford-were-average-at-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank says Brentford were &apos;AVERAGE at best&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Thomas Frank says Brentford were &#8216;AVERAGE at best&#8217; as Bees secure 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with hosts&#8217; unbeaten run put to an end by Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo&#8217;s second-half strikes<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Frank said his sides first-half performance was &#8216;not up to level&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Despite a goalless 45 minutes, Ethan Pinnock opened the scoring for the visitors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bryan Mbeumo secured the three points with a stoppage time run at open goal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brentford boss Thomas Frank said his side were &#8216;average at best&#8217; in the first half against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bees secured a 2-0 win over Chelsea, ending the Blues unbeaten run of three matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having struggled to find their feet last season, new manager Mauricio Pochettino seemed to have found the groove with the former Champions League\u00a0winners, though the Blues&#8217; joy was put firmly to an end on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have won just one of their last 13 Premier League outings at home and were stung by the Bees on their own turf for the third season running.<\/p>\n<p>While Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s men controlled the first half, Brentford came out fighting in the second and secured victory via goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77113485-12683149-Chelsea_struggled_to_breakdown_a_stubborn_Brentford_defence_in_S-a-1_1698508385465.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea struggled to breakdown a stubborn Brentford defence in Saturday&#8217;s derby\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77114007-12683149-Bees_boss_Frank_Thomas_has_now_guided_his_side_to_three_consecut-a-2_1698508389697.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bees boss Frank Thomas has now guided his side to three consecutive wins at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77114127-12683149-Bryan_Mbeumo_continued_his_bright_start_to_the_season_with_a_goa-a-3_1698508392276.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo continued his bright start to the season with a goal in the dying moments<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at full-time, Frank did not hold back, admitting that his side were &#8216;average&#8217; during their performance against Chelsea, praising ex-Manchester City youngster Cole Palmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was disappointed with our performance and the first thing I said to the players was, believe, you&#8217;re so much better than that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think that was an average performance at best.&#8217; He added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea struggled to make an impact past Brentford&#8217;s stubborn defence, though Thiago Silva and Palmer\u00a0had opportunities to level for Chelsea before Brentford warned Chelsea twice more.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly when they raced clear for a four versus one counter attack and Yehor Yarmolyuk was thwarted by Sanchez and then when Mbeumo side-footed Neal Maupay\u2019s cross wide.<\/p>\n<p>The third time there was no escape for Chelsea. They had everybody up for a late corner including goalkeeper Sanchez but Brentford cleared and Maupay streaked away, teeing up Mbeumo to score into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p>After a goalless first half, it was Ethan Pinnock who found the net in the 58th minute when Bryan Mbeumo sent a high cross into the box with Pinnock on the end to nod home the goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking the lead, it seemed as though the visitors would hold onto a 1-0 win, though it was in stoppage time that Mbeumo sealed the deal after breaking away to run in on an empty net.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77114129-12683149-The_striker_side_footed_the_ball_into_an_empty_net_after_Robert_-a-7_1698508410249.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The striker side footed the ball into an empty net after Robert Sanchez went up for a corner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77113559-12683149-Ethan_Pinnock_s_struck_a_header_in_the_back_post_to_give_the_Bee-a-5_1698508403586.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ethan Pinnock&#8217;s struck a header in the back post to give the Bees the lead before the hour mark<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77114025-12683149-Brentford_gained_bragging_rights_in_the_west_London_derby_with_a-a-6_1698508405866.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brentford gained bragging rights in the west London derby with a 2-0 win over Chelsea\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77113705-12683149-Chelsea_revival_has_been_stalled_as_their_poor_form_at_Stamford_-a-4_1698508401449.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea revival has been stalled as their poor form at Stamford Bridge this season continues<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the second-half, the Bees boss said his side were &#8216;really up to level&#8217; against the west London hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we really up to level in the way we defended, coolest on the ball and quality on the ball.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we kept Chelsea quiet. This is quite impressive with the offensive power they have.&#8217; Frank said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He went on to praise Pochettino&#8217;s late summer signing, Cole Palmer: &#8216;Cole Palmer was excellent for them at times.<\/p>\n<p>Frank added: \u2018Sometimes it&#8217;s a coincidence that we&#8217;ve managed to win here three times. But it&#8217;s very impressive that we can do that being Brentford given the players and the budget Chelsea have.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12683149\/Thomas-Frank-says-Brentford-AVERAGE-best-Bees-secure-2-0-win-Chelsea-Stamford-Bridge-hosts-unbeaten-run-end-Ethan-Pinnock-Bryan-Mbeumos-second-half-strikes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Frank says Brentford were &#8216;AVERAGE at best&#8217; as Bees secure 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with hosts&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thomas Frank says Brentford were &amp;apos;AVERAGE at best&amp;apos; 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