Brentford head coach Thomas Frank revealed that a good defensive performance was the Bees' main area of focus on Saturday - which is something that came to fruition in the 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Frank said that a clean sheet was frequently spoken about during the week leading up to the clash against Wolves, so the Bees boss was delighted with the win and the shutout in the Black Country.
“I am very happy. I'm so pleased and proud of the players, and especially their defensive urgency; I really loved the mentality and the determination," Frank smiled.
“We know, when we are on it, we are one of the good defensive sides in the league, and we have lacked that level of consistency or urgency or whatever in too many games - it feels like it's been three years since we had a clean sheet!
“The clean-sheet mentality was a big focus today. We spoke about it during the week, in training and in meetings, and, I know it sounds simple, but I said, ‘clean sheet and we’ll win the game’, because we’ll always score goals.
“I'm happy with the way we defended as a team: our principles, but also the 50/50 duels, closing down one-on-one situations, running hard to get under the ball, and good blocks. I was so pleased with that side of the game.”
"I'm so pleased and proud of the players, and especially their defensive urgency... We know, when we are on it, we are one of the good defensive sides in the league"
Sergio Reguilón put in another superb performance down the left, which included registering an assist for the Bees' first goal - and Frank still believes there's more to come from the Spaniard.
The Bees boss stated: "Big, big praise to Phil Giles, Lee Dykes and Matthew [Benham] for doing what they could to get Sergio in. He was our top priority and we knew that he would help us.
“He’s had two good games and there's more to come from him, so I’m pleased.”
One player that, unfortunately, won't be featuring again any time soon is Josh Dasilva, after it was revealed that he suffered a significant knee injury and will undergo surgery.
That is one of a number of injuries the club has suffered this season, and Frank discussed the bad luck the Bees have had in that area.
"We've been unbelievably unlucky," he admits. "Of course, we're looking at it internally, but everything I can say about the medical staff is that they’ve done a top job.
“You need to look inside and there's maybe one situation we discussed that could have been better, but that's out of about 15 or 16 - the rest are very, very unlucky.
“It's unfortunate for Josh, he's got a very strong mindset and big faith.”