In an interview for Saturday’s match programme, which is now available at shop.brentfordfc.com, Brentford's Yoane Wissa reveals that he is ready for the responsibility of playing as the club's centre-forward.
Wissa admitted that he understands why some people might still have their minds on Ivan Toney - the Bees' top goalscorer across the last two seasons, who is banned until January - but he is determined to show supporters that he is more than capable of stepping up in his absence.
“It will be different because, obviously, last year, the main guy was Ivan. This year will be open for everyone,” he said.
“Of course, everyone will have Ivan in the back of their heads, so that's why it might be a bit challenging for every player, but especially me because I’m playing in his position.
“But it's good to have this pressure to prove I can handle it. I’ve shown people I can score goals already, but it’s all about the next game, the next game, the next game.
“Playing and training with Ivan has been good because, since I came to Brentford, I’ve watched him and seen lots of good things I can learn from him.”
While he's started the season full of confidence, Wissa is well aware that he's not going to score every chance he gets.
But, as he explains, those missed chances are just as important as the ones that are nestled into the back of the net.
“Everyone wants to score but I don’t go crazy. If you want to score, you have to miss. If you don't get in the situations, you won't score,” he continued.
“That's why I focus on how I can do better next time. That's what I thought during pre-season - we have to build focus, the training - because we trained every day, more than the season. We had to be focused on every situation."
He added: “I was actually very pleased to miss in certain situations in pre-season because, without those situations, I might not score the next one.
“It's all about confidence and confidence is all about mentality.”
Inside Saturday's match programme
Thomas Frank’s thoughts
Big Ben Burgess’ Big Match Preview
From the loss of talisman Wilfried Zaha to the excitement of current stars Ebereci Eze and Michael Olise, Edmund Brack of the South London Press brings us up to speed on all things Palace ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash at Gtech Community Stadium
The Nathan Caton Column
The start of a new series, On the Rise, which looks back at the club's 2013/14 League One promotion-winning campaign. The first interview is with former boss Uwe Rosler, who details how the first half of that season went, as well as the reasons behind his departure halfway through the campaign
An interview with B-team midfielder Ethan Brierley who, having signed for the club this summer, has already had an exciting time as a Bees player. The former Rochdale man travelled to America with the first team for the Premier League Summer Series and has featured in friendlies for Thomas Frank's side
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Lionel Road South
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