Frank: How we've prepared for managerless Leicester | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has explained how he has prepared to take on a managerless Leicester City side on Saturday, after they sacked Steve Cooper last weekend.

Cooper was relieved of his duties after a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea, and the Foxes head to Gtech Community Stadium with Ben Dawson in caretaker charge.

Frank said that this change has made preparation for the game difficult, with the Bees boss unsure of what to expect from the Premier League's 16th-placed side.

On Cooper's sacking, Frank said: "It's terrible timing for us! But we'll be ready.

"Of course, it's always sad when a fellow manager loses their job. I know Steve quite well, we met each other several times in the Championship and Premier League.

"I think he's a brilliant coach and has done well; looking from the outside, I don't really understand why [he was sacked] but I'm not on the inside.

"In terms of preparation, because they haven't announced a new permanent manager, we don't know exactly what shape or what principles they will come

with. So I have watched zero minutes of Leicester this week, that would just be a waste of time.

"And, anyway, it's more 70/80 per cent us every single time, we prepare for the way that we play. And then we will shape around the style of play or the framework of the opponent. We don't have that this time so it's just 100 per cent us.

"Then, when we get the teams on Saturday, we will then probably do a little bit more than we usually do."

He added: "I always like to organise and plan, and of course I still will, but I don't know exactly what we'll be facing.

"One thing is for sure, Leicester will run, and they will run, and they will run! They will fight and do everything they can to disrupt us.

"But we need to be on it, like we always need to be."