PARKER TAKES POSITIVES FROM PRESTON CLASH

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Head Coach reflects on goalless clash with North End

2024-10-05T15:03:30.311Z

PARKER TAKES POSITIVES FROM PRESTON CLASH

Head Coach reflects on goalless clash with North End

2024-10-05T15:03:30.311Z

Head Coach reflects on goalless clash with North End

Scott Parker admits although there is 'disappointment' following the 0-0 draw with Preston, the Clarets boss says there are positives to take away from the Lancashire derby.

Both sides had chances across the 90 minutes to break the deadlock, but neither team could just quite find the back of the net, as Burnley extended their unbeaten league run to six games and secured a fifth clean sheet of the campaign.

Speaking post-match at Turf Moor, Parker said: "There’s a little bit of disappointment there for sure. We came here with aspirations of trying to win the game and get three points, but in the first-half the game was sticky for us, there’s no denying that. We had some challenges, for sure.

"Preston obviously came here with a plan and caused us some problems, although we also had our moments for sure. In the second-half we knocked on the door really without fully kicking it down, I think that’s fair to say.

“In the end it finishes 0-0. There are positives, it’s another clean sheet for us with a very young backline, but also as I’ve said many a time before there are areas where we can all recognise where we need to be a little bit better as well.”

The Burnley boss added: "It’s obviously been a busy week for us and a lot of effort has gone into the three games, but I decided to keep the same team.

“Look, the game looked a bit lethargic for us for sure, but the players gave absolutely everything. We faced up to the battle which was clearly there in terms of how Preston came and approached the game, and disrupted it in the second-half, which just took the wind out of the game in certain moments.

“Overall I was very pleased with the general attitude, but of course there are elements we need to improve.”

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The result saw the Clarets seal another clean sheet and keep the unbeaten home record going and Parker applauded his young defence once again following their impressive display.

“For sure they will learn a lot from this game and it is a young team. Put things into perspective and look deeper than ‘it’s Burnley coming out of the Premier League’.

“That back four must be one of the youngest back fours in the Championship. In terms of experience, I don’t think there’s many games in that back four, but that back four has now kept three straight clean sheets.

“At times they are learning on the job, so I have nothing but admiration for all of them and as a group as well. It is a very young team. It’s a young team in age, it’s a young team in development as well, so I back them all the way.”