Bryan Mbeumo was blissful to step up for Brentford within the absence of Ivan Toney of their 3-1 win at Tottenham.
The Bees have been with out 20-goal striker Toney, who has additionally been nursing a hamstring harm, after he was handed an eight-month ban by the Football Association on Thursday for repeated betting breaches.
When Harry Kane fired Spurs into an early lead, it seemed like Brentford’s faint hopes of European soccer have been about to finish however Mbeumo struck twice in a 12-minute interval in the beginning of the second half earlier than organising Yoane Wissa for the guests’ third late on.
“Yeah, sensational. I can’t say more than this,” Mbeumo advised BT Sport.
“The first half was a bit sloppy from us, in the duels we were not maybe there but in the second half everybody raised the level and it is a fantastic win.
“Of course it is hard because we lose a big personality on the pitch (in Toney) and yeah we have to do it as a team but I am happy to score.
“I always push myself as hard as I can and yeah, I want to push the level. I am very hard on myself but I am happy.
“We want to aim high, be high on the table and we still have one chance so we will do everything we can.”
Mbeumo obtained reward from supervisor Thomas Frank after he scored his eighth and ninth objectives of the marketing campaign.
Frank added: “He works so hard, is a fantastic pressing player and can score goals, assist and link up, but maybe he lacked goals (last season).
“Probably a little bit unlucky in some situations because he hit the post seven times last year so we’re talking about margins there.
“He does work very, very hard at his finishing and especially with Justin Cochrane but also Kevin O’Connor on those two finishes he made. So, I was very pleased to see his hard work pay off.”
Brentford’s win means they’re assured a ninth-place end however victory on the ultimate day at house to champions Manchester City may safe Europa Conference League soccer.
Frank is aware of revenge can be on the thoughts of Pep Guardiola’s facet after they surprised them on the Etihad in November.
Of course it’s laborious as a result of we lose an enormous character on the pitch (in Toney) and yeah we have now to do it as a staff however I’m blissful to attain
Bryan Mbeumo
“We know we need Tottenham and (Aston) Villa to drop points on the last day when we are facing the best team in the world,” Frank smiled.
“So, it is a little bit of a challenge but we will do everything we can to make an absolutely outstanding season even better.”
Spurs’ performing head coach Ryan Mason was left bitterly disenchanted by their newest defeat with their objectives in opposition to tally now standing at 62, their worst in a Premier League marketing campaign since 2003.
He admitted: “Obviously we’re conceding a lot of goals for different reasons.
“I thought we showed a lot of courage in the first half. We were brave, played a good match with the ball but in the second half the intensity dropped.”
