Frank explains Flekken absence | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has explained the absence of Mark Flekken in the Bees' squad for the Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Frank confirmed that Flekken was injured and unable to feature, as Hákon Valdimarsson replaced his team-mate in the 2-0 defeat to Spurs at Gtech Community Stadium.

"He had a side strain," said the Bees boss. "Let's see, we have two weeks now until the next game. Hopefully, he'll be back for West Ham.

"I thought it was a solid performance from Hákon."

On the game itself, Frank added: "It feels like we missed an opportunity to get three points,” said the Bees boss.

“In many ways, it was a good performance, without it being a through-the-roof performance - we created so many opportunities and good situations without having enough cutting edge to create five or six 100-per-cent chances.

“We created more than enough to score at least one goal, and then it would have been a different game - that’s frustrating because it’s such small things that decide a match.

“For example, their first goal… we hadn’t conceded from a corner all season. It happens, it is what it is, we had plenty of time to get back into the game but we couldn’t do that.”