Dyche Rues Injury Situation After Fulham Draw

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2021-02-17T19:00:00.000Z

Dyche Rues Injury Situation After Fulham Draw

2021-02-17T19:00:00.000Z

Sean Dyche declared himself happy with the point against Fulham, after suffering yet more injuries to his squad.

The Clarets lost Johann Berg Gudmundsson and his replacement, Robbie Brady to a suspected hamstring and Achilles injuries respectively as the clarets battled back to earn a share of the spoils.

And after Ashley Barnes quickly levelled up Ola Aina’s fortuitous second half opener, Dyche was content to shake hands on a hard-earned draw.

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“I think overall it’s a good point and we’ve earned that, definitely,” said the Clarets boss.

“I was pleased the way we saw the game out tonight because we are so stretched to the limit at the minute.

“It’s remarkable and yet again, tonight, we’ve lost two players and we have to see how quickly they settle down.

“I had to take Robbie off today after Johann felt his hamstring, and I’m now having to make decisions to protect players, because Robbie had only just gone on and was feeling his Achilles.

“Usually the players let you know if they are not quite right, but I am having to try and safeguard players with judgement calls.

“I have to do that because if it gets any worse, we’re down another player for possibly weeks, so it’s really tough at the minute and it’s unprecedented in my time I management.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in my time here, but we’ve got to keep trying to put out a competitive side and keep going because we’ve no choice.

“The game schedule calms a little bit after Saturday and hopefully we can get some bodies back.”

Rodriguez’s sublime piece of skill on the right wing, with a dummy and perfectly weighted pass into Barnes, was the highlight of a game of few clear-cut chances.

And with Fulham working hard to find a winner late on, as they try to claw back an eight point deficit on Burnley, the hosts were resolute as ever in denying the Cottagers a chance to win it.

“We’ve asked a lot of these players recently and we are limited with the changes we can make from the bench at the moment, so I’m happy,” added Dyche.

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“In the first half we were strong, committed to the cause and we asked questions. They didn’t really create too much so I was pleased with that.

“In the second half they got a little bit of momentum with the ball, without causing us too much trouble and then it’s a soft goal from the set play.

“But the reaction was excellent, not only physically and mentally, but also through some clever play form Jay to open up the play and a superb weight of pass.

“Barnesy stayed composed and it’s a really good finish to a lovely move.

“After that, they had a bit of a rally, but without opening us up and in the end we can’t have any complaints.”