Brentford head coach Thomas Frank confirmed striker Yoane Wissa might be sidelined for “a few months” after selecting up an ankle damage in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
Wissa, who netted the quickest ever objective that Brentford have scored within the Premier League in opposition to the champions on Saturday, hobbled off in first half damage time.
The DR Congo worldwide was on the receiving finish of a heavy problem by Metropolis midfielder Mateo Kovacic and is anticipated to return to motion in November.
It serves as a big blow for Frank, with Wissa having been immediately concerned in 10 targets throughout his final 9 appearances within the top-flight for the Bees.
“Wissa is, sadly, not excellent news – it appears like an damage that might be a few months,” Frank mentioned.
“It’s very irritating. We talked about our many accidents final 12 months – I hope I don’t have to speak an excessive amount of about it this 12 months. I possibly have already got.
“We have been unfortunate with Igor [Thiago], unfortunate with [Aaron] Hickey. We’ve then had two contact accidents with Mathias Jensen and Yoane Wissa, in order that’s very irritating.
“However that’s a part of soccer – we transfer on and we are going to discover options.”
Thomas Frank on Wissa’s damage
“Wissa is just not excellent news. It appears like an damage that might be a few months. It’s very irritating. It should go away a gap however I’ll discover a answer and different gamers will step up”
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Following the departure of Ivan Toney to Al-Ahli throughout the switch window, Wissa has stepped up with three targets in Brentford’s 4 Premier League video games.
The 28-year-old has outperformed his anticipated targets (xG) tally by 0.57 thus far this time period, whereas his 4 probabilities created is a complete solely bettered by Mathias Jensen (six) and Bryan Mbeumo (10) within the Brentford squad.
However with striker and document signing Igor Thiago additionally out injured and never anticipated to return till the tip of the 12 months, Frank acknowledged the enormity of the hole he wanted to fill in Wissa’s absence.
“All people was saying we purchased Igor Thiago to interchange Ivan [Toney] – however we nonetheless had Wissa,” Frank concluded.
“We purchased Igor Thiago to construct the squad and supply competitors within the squad.
“Wissa had an excellent season final 12 months and I assumed he has began the season very nicely this 12 months, with three targets in 4 video games – that’s an excellent quantity.
“He’s simply been essential for us and that’s going to go away a gap. However, once more, I’ll discover a answer.”
