Dyche: Same Again Please

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2021-01-21T10:04:31.528Z

Dyche: Same Again Please

2021-01-21T10:04:31.528Z

Sean Dyche is looking for a repeat performance from his side at Liverpool on Thursday.

The Clarets were the only side to take a point from fortress Anfield last season in the Merseysiders' relentless march to a first title success since 1990.

Jay Rodriguez’s strike capped a fine display from Dyche’s men, who came close to wining through a late Johann Berg Gudmundsson effort that rapped the crossbar.

Jurgen Klopp’s side can still proudly boast an unbeaten run stretching back 68 games, to April 2017.

And Dyche knows his troops will again have to dig deep to repel the red tide that has swept so many before them.

The Burnley boss said: “Games like this are always a challenge, in my experience. Not just Anfield, but some are more statistically harder than others.

“There’s a little bit of soft noise around Liverpool about whether they are scoring as freely, but they are missing a few players who have become massive for them and they are still a very, very good outfit - and can put players in positions who are more than capable of doing the job.

“We understand the challenges and the things you have to try and achieve to get a result.

“In defence of that, it’s a short while ago that we went to Anfield and took a deserved point with a very good performance.

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“I didn’t think Liverpool delivered a poor performance that day and if you remember they were going for a record points total.

“We had to defend right and work hard and in the final 15 minutes of the game we’d quelled it enough to find our moments and we hit the bar later on as we looked to nick it.

“This is what you often have to do at places like Anfield; you have to stay in the game, find a way and work for the little chances that you get.”

The Reds and the Clarets have both been off colour in front of goal in recent games, with Klopp’s side scoreless in three and Dyche looking for a combination to get back to winning ways.

“It’s hard keeping clean sheets, but equally it’s hard scoring and we have to look at the bigger picture,” elaborated a bullish Dyche.

“I still think we are doing a lot of things right and although we know we have to add to the effectiveness in the final third, there are a lot of things that are going in the right way.

“Our points return, since our slow start, is a very healthy one, especially when you consider the teams we have played.

“We’re not a million miles away and when you get the details right, the belief comes back and that’s an important factor.”

Clarets legend Graham Branch joins Phil Bird in commentary from Anfield on Clarets+ tomorrow, from 7.45pm.