{"id":298240,"date":"2023-12-15T23:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298240"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:17","slug":"frank-insists-brentford-need-to-be-calm-and-sensible-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/frank-insists-brentford-need-to-be-calm-and-sensible-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank insists Brentford need to be &apos;calm and sensible&apos; in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Thomas Frank insists injury-hit Brentford need to be &#8216;calm and sensible&#8217; in the January transfer window despite losing striker Bryan Mbeumo for three months following ankle surgery<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brentford boss Thomas Frank revealed he will look to strengthen injury-hit side<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Frank insisted\u00a0he won&#8217;t\u00a0rush in despite losing Bryan Mbeumo after ankle surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8216;There&#8217;s no bigger waste of time!&#8217; What is the point of the Club World Cup? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brentford are reeling from the loss of forward Bryan Mbeumo for three months following ankle surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeumo sustained the injury in the 2-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton on December 6 and has been ruled out until mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>It means the influential Cameroon international, who has struck seven league goals this season, will miss the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Bryan is a positive guy. It&#8217;s tough to take but he will come back stronger. He has a very good mindset,&#8217; head coach Thomas Frank said.<\/p>\n<p>Brentord&#8217;s injury problems are piling up ahead of Sunday&#8217;s clash with Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/21\/79021609-0-image-a-30_1702677594524.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Frank has insisted that he will not panic buy in the January window despite his mounting injury list<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/21\/79021611-0-image-a-31_1702677597815.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Striker Bryan Mbeumo has been ruled out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022271-12870187-image-a-34_1702678255485.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022289-12870187-image-a-35_1702678255490.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Mathias Jensen and Josh Dasilva are two of several Bees stars unavailable when the club play host to Aston Villa<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Mathias Jensen has been ruled by an adductor problem and Josh Dasilva is sidelined until the new year because of hamstring damage.<\/p>\n<p>And while defender Nathan Collins could return from an ankle issue against Villa, Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Kristoffer Ajer remain in rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Frank admits the list of absentees may force him to recruit reinforcements in the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Almost from game one we&#8217;ve struggled a little bit with injuries, but we still have a good group of players who are willing to fight,&#8217; Frank said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We need to look at it in January, but we never rush into things. 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