Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has spoken on how he expects his team to recover quickly from their weekend defeat at Manchester City, and put it out of their mind when they face Brentford at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles go up against the Bees in a midweek Premier League clash - the first set of such fixtures of this season - giving players their first taste of the fixture congestion that is likely to persist owing to the break for the winter World Cup.
Addressing the media in his pre-match press conference, Vieira noted the tight turnaround between matches, but framed it in a positive light in that, "When you lose a game you want to bounce back and play straight away."
He continued: "We'll have a chance at home in front of our fans to improve our performance and try to win that game. Playing at home is really good.
"I think the support, the atmosphere, the evening games like that, we always manage to perform well. Hopefully we can do it again on Tuesday."
With that said, the French manager was keen to make clear he was not expecting an easy game, remarking, "You just have to look at the game they played against [Manchester] United with a lot of tempo, a lot of aggression.
"This is a team that can press high and try to win the ball in the opposition half and we'll have to be really good on the ball if we want to play our game.
"They are playing with a lot of confidence, with a system that suits the players and we will have to be ready, physically, tactically, to perform as best as we can."
Vieira's caution over underestimating Palace's next opponents is not without evidence either; the two teams played out goalless draws both times they met last year, with Brentford's doggedness in defence particularly referenced by the manager.
"The last games we played against them last year was really challenging at home and away from home. It's a team that physically are really strong, work really hard and the opposition team don't create very much.
"It will be a different challenge to Saturday [against Man City], the possession will be more balanced for both teams. But they will provide difficult opposition."
"It is about consistency"
It was not just from south to West London that the respect was flowing between managers - it was very much a two-way street in terms of mutual respect for one another ahead of this derby under the floodlights.
When he spoke to the press, Thomas Frank praised Brentford's upcoming opposition, predicting "it will be a very tight game; I don't expect there to be many chances for them or us.
"They look very dangerous with pace, power and trickery," the Danish head coach said. "[Wilfried] Zaha and [Eberechi] Eze are two of the best one vs one players in the division. They are very exciting."
While Frank evidently believes Palace have lots of talent in their team, he spoke with equal, if not greater admiration for his own side, who surprised so many last season when they ended up in 13th place having only just been promoted.
One player who was crucial to that promotion feat - achieved by beating Swansea City at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final - was striker Ivan Toney, who amassed a hugely impressive 31 goals in 2020/21.
He followed that up with 12 goals in the top flight last year, and has started this season well too, something recognised by his boss, who was asked about his suitability for a call-up to the England national team.
"Ivan has been pushing for a while," Frank admitted. "This season he has two goals and two assists, two marginal offside calls against Fulham, and hit the inside of the post against Everton; those are unique numbers."
When questioned on how his team would set up at Selhurst Park, the head coach pointed to his side's performance at home to Everton a few days ago which, despite the result, he believes had positive signs coming from it.
"It is about consistency. Can we repeat a performance like we did against Everton on Saturday? Then we will be more than fine.
"What I liked is that we defended much better, were good on set pieces at both ends, and created chances."
Both coaches have praised each other's respective sides to no end ahead of this midweek London derby, but when the whistle goes you can be sure that that friendliness will evaporate instantly - even if only for 90 minutes.