Dyche: Burnley lacked ‘clinical finishing’ in Leeds defeat

Sean Dyche says a lack of ‘clinical finishing’ is to blame for Burnley’s 4-0 home defeat against Leeds. The Clarets started brightly at Turf Moor but couldn’t get a goal to reward their positivity. Leeds ultimately opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Burnley backed off as Mateusz Klich raced forwards, allowing the midfielder to […]

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Dyche intrigued to see how fans respond to stadium return

Sean Dyche will be interested to see how fans react to returning to stadiums over the coming months but the Burnley boss suspects there will be an initial period of goodwill towards clubs, such is the “real thirst” for supporters to come back. Providing the UK Government goes ahead with the next step of the […]

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Dyche hopeful of greater transfer funds under new Burnley owners

Sean Dyche is hopeful Burnley can set their sights higher than simply retaining their Premier League place every season under new owners ALK Capital as he suggested there will be more money to spend on transfers this summer. Dyche has stabilised the Clarets as a top-flight club in the last few years, but the former […]

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Ranking PL managers on how likely they are to starve their kids

Jose Mourinho’s powers of misdirection seem to be on the wane if his attempt to shift the focus to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parenting skills is anything to go by. But it did get us wondering: which Premier League manager would starve their kids for diving or committing other such minor footballing offences?   20) Nuno: The […]

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Lampard, Howe on ‘three-man shortlist’ to take over at Palace

Frank Lampard and Eddie Howe are part of a ‘three-man shortlist’ to take over at Crystal Palace, according to reports. Roy Hodgson has entered the final few months of his contract, forcing the Eagles to search for his successor. He is now 73 years old and looks set to announce his long-awaited retirement. FEATURE: Leeds […]

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Dyche: Football rewards players who ‘go down and scream’

Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes Premier League players are being encouraged to “go down and scream” to win penalties and fears making his team “too clean” could cost them their top-flight futures. The Clarets were left frustrated following last weekend’s 3-2 defeat at Southampton after striker Chris Wood was denied a clear second-half spot-kick having […]

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Dyche insists Burnley star deserves chance at ‘superpower’

Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes Dwight McNeil has the talent to play for one of world football’s “superpowers”. The 21-year-old scored a brilliant goal in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Everton, having already provided the assist for Chris Wood’s opener, and was one of the standout performers in a win which lifted the Clarets […]

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Ancelotti fumes over ‘big disappointment’ as Dyche reveals hidden grief

Burnley manager Sean Dyche dedicated the 2-1 over Everton to his late brother-in-law Mark Horbatowski who died this week. The Clarets have now won away games against both Everton and Liverpool in a single league campaign for the very first time and their two victories on Merseyside are as many as the two home clubs […]

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Dyche: Burnley in ‘reasonable shape’ for Premier League run-in

Sean Dyche is confident his Burnley side are performing at the level needed to stave off the threat of relegation as they go into the final 10 games of the season. Burnley’s cushion over the bottom three shrank to four points with Fulham’s victory at Liverpool on Sunday, keeping the pressure on as the Clarets […]

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Arteta hits back at Dyche over Lacazette’s Arsenal ‘screaming’

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta had a little dig at physical nature of Sean Dyche’s side in response to the Burnley manager’s criticism of Alexandre Lacazette’s “screaming”. Lacazette was fouled by Erik Pieters during the Gunners’ 1-1 draw against the Clarets at Turf Moor on Saturday with his audible screams suggesting a serious injury. However, the […]

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