Thomas Frank was pleased with Brentford's performance against Chelsea as he claimed his side "battered" the Blues in the second half.
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Frank responds to Brentford fans' jeeringClaimed they 'battered' ChelseaBrentford and Chelsea played out a 2-2 drawWHAT HAPPENED?
Brentford held Chelsea to an exciting 2-2 draw on Saturday in a Premier League clash at Gtech Community Stadium. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring for the Blues but the Bees responded strongly in the second thanks to goals from Mads Roerslev and Yoane Wissa. Axel Disasi then netted the equaliser to secure a point for the visitors.
Frank was left impressed by his team's performance, especially in the second half as he claimed that they "battered" giants Chelsea and could have sealed all three points from the game.
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Speaking to reporters after the match, Frank said, "I would have loved three points. It was a relatively even game in terms of chances. I’m very pleased with the response from the players. I asked about a bounce-back mentality. Especially after a bad performance against West Ham. That was not us. It’s very rare we don’t put a performance in.
"Today I must say, impressive. When we got promoted, Chelsea won the Champions League (on the same day). They have done quite well in terms of renewing their squad. We played a game where we had seven of our key players out and it was a strong side they put out. The way I think the way we battered them second half was fantastic and extremely impressive. I’m a very proud head coach today because I think the players have been fantastic this week."
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Despite an impressive result against a team like Chelsea, Frank and his men were jeered by a section of the home fans which left the manager perplexed as he said, "You know what, I thought I heard that as well. Is that true? I would like to personally speak to the ones who boo. Is that support? We are talking about Brentford against Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the world, 1-0 down. I know I can’t swear but what the…"
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The Bees will be next seen in action against Arsenal on March 9 in the Premier League while two days later, Mauricio Pochettino's side take on Newcastle United.