Dyche: Players' Performance Remarkable

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Manager full of praise for his squad as Clarets look to build on safety

2021-05-14T11:42:05.545Z

Dyche: Players' Performance Remarkable

Manager full of praise for his squad as Clarets look to build on safety

2021-05-14T11:42:05.545Z

Manager full of praise for his squad as Clarets look to build on safety

Sean Dyche believes his players have done a “remarkable job” in steering the Clarets to Premier League safety with three games to spare.

Dyche’s men were up against it after failing to win any of their first seven matches and contending with a damaging injury list for much of the campaign.

But they hauled themselves out of the bottom three and up the table on the back of a superb mid-season run.

And three wins in their last four away games sealed the deal with a 2-0 victory at Fulham on Monday night building an unbridgeable 12-point gap above the relegation places as the Clarets’ squad again stepped up to the plate to earn the praise of the boss.

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“There are still three games left. I haven’t lost sight of that and we will be focused on those games,” said Dyche, whose side faces Leeds United at Turf Moor on Saturday.

“But it’s fair to say the last period has been tough. It’s been challenging – not so much for the performance levels but we didn’t get the points I felt we deserved out of some of the games – but then in the key ones we have.

“I think that’s been an important factor for my eight-odd years here and it still will be an important factor going forward.

“These players do produce on a regular basis when they really need do and I think they’ve shown that again.

“Most of it comes down to the players. It always does for me. I’m a massive player fan – getting behind my players, working with them, trusting them.

“I think they’ve done a remarkable job this year against many, many challenges.”

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Burnley were bottom of the table going into November and briefly back in the bottom three the following month while the protracted club takeover moved forward behind the scenes.

A run of four defeats in five games since March’s international break had kept things in the balance but the win at Fulham lifted the Clarets up to 15th place in the table with a sixth successive season of top-flight football guaranteed.

“The satisfaction comes from a group of players giving their lot again,” added Dyche, whose side then faces Liverpool and Sheffield United in the final week.

“We’ve had loads of challenges this season.

“I’ve had my fair share off the pitch, so I’m happy with my performance during that time because it’s been a tougher time than people think, to stay focused on the job.

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“We have a group of players and a group of staff who give their lot all the time and that’s an important factor.

“That will never go out of fashion for me – hard work and maximising your potential as individuals and as a team.

“Eventually it comes down to players – always for me.

“We can only guide them and try and let them know the things we think will be successful for them.

“At the end of the day, it comes down to players as individuals and as a team delivering and I think these players deserve a massive amount of credit.”