Dyche: My Biggest Achievement

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2021-05-10T22:00:00.000Z

Dyche: My Biggest Achievement

2021-05-10T22:00:00.000Z

Sean Dyche described securing a sixth successive season in the Premier League as his biggest achievement in management.

The Clarets finally banished any suggestion of being dragged into a relegation dogfight by sending Fulham down with a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage.

First half goals from Chris Wood – his eighth in as many games – and Ashley Westwood earned a sixth away win of the campaign.

And Dyche was quick to praise his players for turning around their season following a nightmare start.

“I’ve had my challenges here as a manager and this has probably been the most challenging personally,” said Dyche.

“It’s felt like six years, not one and I actually think it’s been my biggest achievement in management.

“This is the first season I’ve been managing a lot off the pitch and that’s a bigger challenge. On the pitch, things have been pretty clear, although we’ve had lots of injuries, because this lot don’t lack effort for putting sweat on the shirt.

“But off the pitch it’s been a massive, massive challenge.”

The win moved the Clarets up to 14th place, and now just one win short of their previous Premier League record of seven away wins.

Dyche added: “I’ve reflected on it recently and with good measure. We had two points from seven games and in the Premier League you’ve a long way to go from there, so I’m really pleased with the players’ efforts to maximise their potential and their will to get points on the board.

“That’s a really big show; to get to where we are now from where we were.

“I’ve never wavered in my belief of the group. I didn’t then and I don’t now, so I am pleased with that from my point of view, but there has so much work gone in all season and I am really pleased for everyone.

“Some fans say to me they don’t like it when I say we are punching above our weight, but there’s a reality to what we are as a club.

“When you look at budgets, pay scales and all the challenges Burnley face, yet the mentality stays firm, from myself, the staff, the players and the fans.