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Clarets boss reflects on victory at Wednesday

2024-10-19T18:43:15.481Z

PARKER 'WE LOOKED A REAL THREAT THROUGHOUT'

Clarets boss reflects on victory at Wednesday

2024-10-19T18:43:15.481Z

Clarets boss reflects on victory at Wednesday

Head Coach Scott Parker was delighted to see his side claim all three points on Saturday in a 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday and applauded the team's attacking threat in Yorkshire, as the Clarets extended their unbeaten run to seven games.

Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring in the first-half with his first goal for the Club, before Josh Brownhill doubled the visitors' lead at Hillsborough and there were plenty of other chances for Parker's side to add more to the scoreline.

Speaking post-match in Sheffield, Parker said: "I was really pleased. We started the game very well, we always had a real control, albeit when you’re playing a game for 90 minutes and you’re coming to a place like this, it’s a difficult place to go and they’ve not lost many here, so in certain moments we had to stand up and in other moments we showed our quality.

“I’m really pleased overall. Firstly with the three points but also our general play. It’s another clean sheet too which is massive for us. Going forwards we also looked a real threat, there were some big opportunities to put the game away.”

Parker added: "We’ve been working really hard on that and there’s still a lot of things to check off in such a short space of time when you want to develop a team and get them to the levels you need to get to.

“Overall I was very, very pleased with the way we went about it. We looked a real threat throughout, the way we worked our moments positionally was very good in the final third which gives us the opportunity to create chances and we executed it well.

“I wouldn’t say it was even in the first-half, they had their moments which obviously brings a bit of pressure but we certainly had some moments as well. In the second-half we started slowly but we grew into it, got the goal and then had a real control about us, which was good.”

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The result saw the Clarets secure a fourth consecutive clean sheet and Parker highlighted the collective effort of not conceding in just under seven hours of football.

“I’m really happy with that. We all want to see the attacking side, we all want to see the team score goals and the defensive side of the game is probably not as fashionable or as exciting, but for me as a coach first and foremost you want a foundation and we’ve given ourselves that.

“We’ve given ourselves a real platform in terms of locking the door and being pretty solid as a team. That’s not just the back four and the keeper, it’s the whole unit and the team.

“It was a really disciplined performance and that gives you the chance to win games.”

Anthony's opener in Sheffield was his first for the Club since arriving on loan in August and Parker gave the winger credit for grabbing his first goal.

“I was pleased for Jaidon. Obviously I know him well, I worked with him for a year at Bournemouth.

“He’s an incredible professional, first and foremost, and he’s got huge quality so I was really pleased for him to get his first goal."