{"id":292719,"date":"2023-10-07T01:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T01:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292719"},"modified":"2023-10-07T01:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T01:24:12","slug":"brentford-boss-thomas-frank-hails-incredible-rasmus-hojlund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/brentford-boss-thomas-frank-hails-incredible-rasmus-hojlund\/","title":{"rendered":"Brentford boss Thomas Frank hails &apos;incredible&apos; Rasmus Hojlund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Brentford boss Thomas Frank hails &#8216;incredible&#8217; Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund and hopes he can go on to become another of Denmark&#8217;s footballing greats<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Striker Rasmus Hojlund impressed in Manchester United&#8217;s 3-2 loss to Galatasary<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dane has three goals in his first two Champions League games for the club<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brentford boss Thomas Frank hopes Manchester United starlet Rasmus Hojlund can follow in the footsteps of Christian Eriksen and the Laudrup brothers in becoming one of football&#8217;s great Danes.<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund, who signed for United this summer from Atalanta for \u00a360 million this summer, scored his second and third goals for the club in Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League defeat to Galatasaray and Frank said he was delighted to see his 20-year-old compatriot shine on the big stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know he is not playing for Brentford, but I am Danish and I&#8217;m happy to see Danish players coming through and doing well,&#8217; said Frank, whose side faces United today at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I must say he was impressive against Galatasaray, two very good goals, he looks like he is in a very good place and hopefully we can keep him quiet on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76266375-0-image-a-40_1696633093235.jpg\" height=\"497\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund has started the Champions League well, notching three goals in two games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76266381-0-image-a-41_1696633133882.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Dane Thomas Frank has hailed the young striker as both &#8216;impressive&#8217; and &#8216;incredible&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a fine balance for me. I want the Danish national team to do well and that is why I am happy Danish players are doing well except when we are playing against them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Frank said in Danish coaching circles,Hojlund was seen as something of a late bloomer \u2013 much like Harry Kane in his early days at Tottenham where he never stood out as a potential superstar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think if you look at the way he got through the system (he did) not from a young age, although he is only 20,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you compare him with Eriksson the Laudrups, these kinds of guys, with them at 18 there was never a doubt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/01\/76267743-12604083-image-a-1_1696637258074.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The starlet made his senior team debut for Denmark in 2022 and has since scored six goals in his eight appearances<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But he has taken some super impressive big steps that have raised him up a level. Now it&#8217;s about consistent performances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is 20 years old and to be leading the line for Man United is quite incredible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I don&#8217;t want to put too much pressure on him, there are enough people doing that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Brentford have a good track record of signing Danish players but Frank admitted Hojlund was never really on the club&#8217;s radar.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We try to be around everyone but there is timing and there was never really a chance,&#8217; he said<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12604083\/Brentford-boss-Thomas-Frank-hails-incredible-Manchester-United-striker-Rasmus-Hojlund-hopes-Denmarks-footballing-greats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brentford boss Thomas Frank hails &#8216;incredible&#8217; 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