Romeo Beckham cannot be compared with his father David, says Brentford boss Frank

The
20-year-old
joined
Premier
League
side
Brentford
on
loan
this
week
and
made
his
debut
for
the
reserve
side
in
Tuesday’s
London
Senior
Cup
tie
with
Erith
and
Belvedere.

Romeo’s
dad
was
in
the
Park
View
Road
stands
to
watch
his
son,
who
made
20
appearances
for
Inter
Miami
II
in
MLS
Next
Pro
last
season.

Talk
of
another
Beckham
taking
the
Premier
League
by
storm
has
garnered
plenty
of
attention,
but
Frank
wants
Romeo
to
be
judged
on
his
own
ability
rather
than
anyone
else’s.

“Romeo
is
a
very
good
player,
of
course
he
has
a
name
that
is
pretty
worldwide,
and
big,”
Frank
said
at
a
pre-match
press
conference
on
Friday.

“For
Romeo,
he
is
himself.
He
of
course
has
a
big
name.
You
can’t
compare
[father
and
son].”

Frank
drew
comparisons
between
Michael
Laudrup
and
his
son
Andreas,
who
the
Brentford
boss
previously
managed.

“Maybe
Laudrup
is
also
a
decent
player
[like
David
Beckham],”
Frank
said.
“I
coached
his
son
and
it
is
important
to
take
him
as
a
player
–
not
as
a
Laudrup,
but
as
himself.

“Romeo
is
here
for
a
reason,
because
we
think
he
is
a
good
player,
and
we
are
pleased
he
could
make
the
loan
deal.”

Brentford
B
coach
Neil
MacFarlane
praised
Romeo
for
his
display
in
the
midweek
cup
tie,
and
Frank
has
challenged
the
youngster
to
do
enough
to
earn
a
permanent
contract.

“We’re
pleased
to
see
him
doing
well
and
pleased
with
his
performance
in
the
last
game.
When
you
have
players,
either
permanent
or
on
loan,
it’s
for
a
reason,”
Frank
said.

“It’s
either
for
getting
the
team
to
perform,
or
to
extend
the
loan
deal
and
make
it
a
permanent
deal,
so
we
just
hope
that
he
keeps
progressing
and
makes
it
interesting
for
us.”

Brentford’s
senior
side
are
ninth
in
the
Premier
League
and
host
Bournemouth
on
Saturday.