Thomas Frank will take to the ski slopes of Switzerland this week desperate to switch off from the strains of managing in the Premier League.
For all the plaudits for his Brentford side — beating Arsenal and the 3-3 draw with Liverpool stand out — they have mustered just seven points from their last 10 matches, leaving them 18th in the form table.
Only managerless Everton (five) and Watford (four) have performed worse in that period and wins for Newcastle and Norwich over the weekend did little to lift the anxiousness in west London before the league’s winter break.