KOMPANY DISCUSSES 'TURNING MOMENTS INTO RESULTS' AHEAD OF LIVERPOOL TRIP

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Clarets boss previews Saturday's visit to Anfield

2024-02-08T17:31:39.594Z

KOMPANY DISCUSSES 'TURNING MOMENTS INTO RESULTS' AHEAD OF LIVERPOOL TRIP

Clarets boss previews Saturday's visit to Anfield

2024-02-08T17:31:39.594Z

Clarets boss looks ahead to Newcastle clash

Manager Vincent Kompany is hoping his side can build on last weekend's strong finish against Fulham on Saturday after coming from behind to seal a 2-2 draw late on at Turf Moor.

The Clarets head to Anfield this weekend to face the Premier League leaders in front of an expected record-league attendance crowd, but the Burnley boss insists his side must carry the momentum into this weekend to start turning 'moments into results'.

Speaking to the media on Thursday afternoon, Kompany said: “I hope the lads believe they can score goals. They can be a good team when they put their minds to it. Some of the things we showed in the Fulham game, we have to now show towards the end of the season.

“It’s something we’ve spoken about a lot, but at the moment it’s a results issue for us. In many games we’ve shown the same signs as we did against Fulham in terms of finishing strongly or being in the game until the end, but for us it’s a case of turning these moments into results."

Liverpool have not lost at Anfield this season but Kompany says 'the belief is always there' as the Clarets prepare to travel to Merseyside.

“It’s football. Things happen in the game. All we know is that when you go to Anfield you’ve got to do everything right and a few things need to go your way as well.

“The biggest thing we can control is what we have to do on the day and that’s how we prepare for this game. The belief is always there. When you start the Championship season and all of our players are gone and you have to gear up for a new season, the starting ingredient of anything is always belief.

“That was there at the time, that’s there right now and it’s still going to be there always. On the side of belief you need good doses of hard work, but these ingredients are there.”

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Kompany added: “Last year in the Championship when we were the bigger team, most away games there was an edge to it. It was similar as a player when we went to Anfield and all these other places.

“I have to be honest, when you’re not the favourite and you’re travelling away, quite often it’s the other team that has to create the tempo and the momentum, so that’s a little bit of the difference.

“I’ve learned that not all my experiences as a player are necessarily valid travelling with Burnley as a manager. It’s not always the same.”

The fixture is likely to be the last time Burnley come up against Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp on the touchline, as the German boss recently announced he would be departing the Club after nine years in charge of the Reds.

Kompany admits he enjoys taking on talented managers such as Klopp and the Belgian had high praise for the former Borussia Dortmund manager.

“It’s been one of the privileges of this league, facing all these great managers and seeing the quality of their work and the quality of their players. But at the same time, measuring yourself against it.

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“It’s something I’m looking forward to again, for sure. Just from playing against his team, for a good chunk of that 20 years he’s been a manager, because it started in Germany for me when I was playing for Hamburg. Who he is as a person has always lived in every team he’s coached.

"That’s something I’ve seen for 20 years.”