Brentford manager Keith Andrews praised Igor Thiago for his courage after playing through pain in recent games.
The striker has been key to the Bees' Premier League campaign this season with 11 goals in 18 outings and after revealing post-match against Bournemouth that he has been playing through some pain, Andrews praised Thiago for his contributions.
"He had a bit of an issue, nothing to do with his injury last season at all. This time of year, the amount of games, it takes its toll and we need to be careful with some players at times," Andrews told a press conference.
"He showed a lot of bravery and courage to play against Wolves, gave us that platform. I thought he played really well against Wolves and gave us that base to win the game.
"Players fed off him – Keane Lewis-Potter with his goals and Kev (Shade) that day was looking dangerous.
"There’s nothing too much to worry about with Thiago. He’s showed a lot of courage and put the team before himself going into the last couple of games."
Asked about team news ahead of their New Year’s Day clash with Tottenham, former Republic of Ireland international and assistant Andrews said: "This time of year, naturally you pick up little bits and bobs. The games are coming quite frequently.
"We’re still a couple of days out so we’ll see how everyone is before we make concrete decisions about the team."
