Dyche: We'll Come Up Trumps

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2020-11-06T18:05:00.000Z

Dyche: We'll Come Up Trumps

2020-11-06T18:05:00.000Z

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Sean Dyche backed his strikers to come up trumps after a stalemate at Brighton helped lift the Clarets of the foot of the table.

A resolute rearguard, boosted by the welcome return of captain Ben Mee, earned a precious point on the south coast.

And despite a fourth game without scoring, Dyche urged his players to change their own fortunes in front of goal.

The Clarets boss said: “It’s one of the strange things about football. Sometimes you have a dry spell and then you score a goal, win a game and everything changes.

“I am a great believer in that, and I said to the players before the game that it’s not about waiting for that to happen; you have to make it happen.

“I don’t think there is a lack of effort because they are working diligently. It’s about finding those moments and we’ve shown it before.

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“Last season was our highest scoring one in the Premier League, so we know there are goals there and we know they will come.

“The stats and facts tell you that our four centre forwards can score goals, but we do have to create a better quality of chance at times and tidy up in the final third.

“Some of our play tonight, particularly in the first half, was good at times, but I mean the real detail in and around the box and a better quality going into the box.

“But a lot of our performance was right tonight and a lot more like we are as a unit.”

Nick Pope made two big first half saves to deny Danny Wellbeck, but was otherwise protected well by a dogged defensive display.

At the other end, Burnley came closest to breaking the deadlock when Matt Lowton’s hanging first half cross came back off the face of the crossbar with Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan beaten.

And Dyche declared himself happy with the point to take into the two-week international break, before his side resume at home to Crystal Palace.

“I think it’s part of the rebuilding of the mentality and performance levels,” he added.

“Three of the last four games have brought performances, and tonight we’ve had to work hard for a draw against a decent team in Brighton.

“In the first half we offered some kind of threat, but in the second half we just got a little bogged down with our defensive mentality.

“It’s difficult because we’re not as free-flowing as we have been in the past, so therefore we do get a little bit tight, making sure we get the clean sheet and the point.

“So it’s pleasing in that respect and I thought a lot of our defensive work was very strong.

“As I said, we still have to make more chances and a better quality of chance, but that can be difficult in the Premier League, away from home, so we will take the point and build on that.”