Brentford boss Thomas Frank threatens to trip up Arsenal rival Mikel Arteta
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has jokingly threatened to trip Mikel Arteta up if Arsenal score a late winner today. The Bees host the Gunners in both clubs’ first game since the recent international break.
Brentford beat Arsenal in their first-ever Premier League game on a memorable August night in 2021. They will be looking for a repeat in west London this evening following their 3-0 loss last time out to Liverpool.
Arteta’s side are unbeaten in the last four meetings though, including two wins at the Gtech Community Stadium in league and cup competition. Arsenal have often been criticised for being too emotional and perhaps over-celebrating goals and victories.
Frank joked he had a plan if the Gunners left it late today. He said: “If they run across my box maybe I’ll trip them! But if we score a last-minute winner I will also be running around and celebrating.”
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The Danish boss has no problem with teams going all out in their celebrations. He added: “There’s some coaches and players that are not celebrating when they score goals – what is that?
“You’re doing the most difficult thing in football, you’re scoring a goal. You should celebrate.
“And if you score a last-minute winner against any team, we know how difficult it is to win in the Premier League, you should celebrate. I’m a believer of that, I like that.
“Emotional or not? I don’t know if Arsenal are or not, I will not be the judge of that.”
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Arteta has admitted on more than one occasion that he is looking to improve his behaviour on the touchline. He will be in the dugout today as he awaits his punishment from the FA for his comments following the controversial 1-0 loss at Newcastle.
The Spaniard has been seriously impressed by Frank and Brentford as a whole since they were promoted two years ago. He said: “With Thomas, with the coaching staff, with the club, for me, they are one of the best-run clubs in the league.
“I’ve followed them for many years and the things they do, the structure, the processes they have in place, the vision they have… it’s incredible what they’ve done with the resources they have. Huge credit to them, not only to achieve and to get to this level, but the way they’ve maintained it with so many changes and the environment that this league demands as well.”
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