What makes Thomas Frank special: ‘Secret sauce’, training for stoppage time and games of Risk

“The setting was Brentford’s buoyant home dressing room and Thomas Frank was delivering a rousing speech. It was last Saturday, minutes after Newcastle United had become the latest side to crumble at the Gtech Community Stadium. Brentford dispatched their visitors 4-2 to earn a seventh home win in eight Premier Leaguegames this season, but rather than salute the club’s star goalscorers Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, Frank made a beeline for less-feted players. There was praise for captain Christian...