{"id":300153,"date":"2023-12-15T23:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=300153"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:21","slug":"frank-insists-brentford-need-to-be-calm-and-sensible-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/frank-insists-brentford-need-to-be-calm-and-sensible-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank insists Brentford need to be 'calm and sensible' in January"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brentford are reeling from the loss of forward Bryan Mbeumo for three months following ankle surgery.<\/p>\n
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
It means the influential Cameroon international, who has struck seven league goals this season, will miss the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
‘Bryan is a positive guy. It’s tough to take but he will come back stronger. He has a very good mindset,’ head coach Thomas Frank said.<\/p>\n
Brentord’s injury problems are piling up ahead of Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium.<\/p>\n
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Thomas Frank has insisted that he will not panic buy in the January window despite his mounting injury list<\/p>\n
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Striker Bryan Mbeumo has been ruled out for three months after undergoing ankle surgery<\/p>\n
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Mathias Jensen and Josh Dasilva are two of several Bees stars unavailable when the club play host to Aston Villa<\/p>\n
It’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 It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Mathias Jensen has been ruled by an adductor problem and Josh Dasilva is sidelined until the new year because of hamstring damage.<\/p>\n 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 Frank admits the list of absentees may force him to recruit reinforcements in the transfer window.<\/p>\n ‘Almost from game one we’ve struggled a little bit with injuries, but we still have a good group of players who are willing to fight,’ Frank said.<\/p>\n ‘We need to look at it in January, but we never rush into things. We try to be clever and take calm and sensible decisions. We will not take a player if we don’t think it’s for the longer term.<\/p>\n ‘Maybe this time a loan, but it depends on how things go over the next three or four weeks.’<\/p>\n