Frank on injury difficulties, Mbeumo pressure and Spurs challenge

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Tottenham (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Frank said "when it rains it definitely pours" after confirmation of Yoane Wissa's ankle injury this week, but continued: "It is what it is. We need to deal with it. We think about what our strongest line-up is and how exciting that team is, but in reality most of time you miss one, two or three players. It is a big part of the head coach job to deal with that and find solutions."

• He added: "When you have eight first-team players out it seems like it keeps continuing. They are quite unlucky injuries. It is not because we have trained players too hard or haven’t made them strong enough. Of those eight players, maybe five would be starting, so it is big praise to players that are playing and the staff that we can still compete."

• On the pressure on Bryan Mbeumo: "He thrives on that responsibility. He was the penalty taker last year when [Ivan] Toney wasn’t playing. He is the set-piece taker. He is the goalscorer and assist maker so there is a bit of responsibility on his shoulders."

• On Kevin Shade stepping into the side: "Kevin is in a really good place. We have played six games and he has started four and come on in all six. He is getting better and better after a big injury last year. He is getting in good positions and has been a bit unlucky with goals. I'm pleased with his progress but I think he can still do more."

• The Brentford boss said "it is always nice to receive praise, especially praise from persons who know what they are talking about" after Pep Guardiola called him "one of the best", but added: "You just need to keep working hard, keep doing what I'm doing, helping the team and staff as we do it as a team."

• On the challenge they face at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: "I have a fantastic group of players. We believe in ourselves. We respect every opponent. Ange [Postecoglou] is a fantastic coach. They are big favourites to beat us but, that said, we still think we can do something and that is the beauty of it. That is the starting point of every game - believing you can win it."

• He added: "If we want to beat Tottenham we need to be on our A game, our top game, and they probably need to be a little bit off their game. We know if we drop our concentration slightly, we will be in trouble."

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