Sean Dyche Burnley
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Burnley boss Sean Dyche looks ahead to Everton crunch match #BURNLEYFC

April 6, 2022
BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche has admitted Everton’s relegation woes are simply an indication of the difficulty of life in the Premier League. The 19th-placed Clarets, who have lost their four most recent league fixtures, welcome Frank Lampard’s Toffees – defeated in four of their last five, but four points better off in 17th – to Turf Moor on Wednesday evening for a game which could have a major say in the fight for top-flight survival. Dyche’s side have become hardened after a series of successful survival battles but Everton, who have spent in excess of £560million on new signings in the last six years and started the campaign with Champions League winner Rafael Benitez at the helm, have not been in such serious trouble since 1998, when they stayed up only by virtue of goal difference. Asked about former midfielder Peter Reid’s suggestion that Wednesday night’s is one of the club’s biggest games in 24 years, the Burnley boss said: “It just goes to show you the strength of the Premier League when teams of even their strength, their financial strength and the feel of the club, the history of the club, if you like, are having a tough season. “It’s happened – I remember playing in an era when Manchester City dropped down two divisions. It can happen. “I suppose in a way the odd anomaly and marvel of football is that’s it’s not that easy. Everyone has challenging – or most have challenging seasons. “But it just goes to show you how tough it is, a big club, lots of players there brought in for a lot of money, a well-thought-of manager – and managers previously – and still having a tough season. “But that’s the power of the Premier League. I speak of it all the time. It’s a very, very tough division.” Dyche will once again be without influential skipper Ben Mee as he continues his recovery from a knee injury, while striker Matej Vydra has a chance of making the squad. Midfielder Aaron Lennon knows exactly what is at stake over the remaining weeks of the season, but is equally well aware that the club has seen it all before. He said: “There’s no panic in the dressing room. We know the situation that we’re in, but right now, we’re still confident. “We’ve looked at the games and we know that if we do what we can do, then we can still get out of this. It’s a difficult task, but we’re very capable as a group. “With the run in that we have, there’s still a lot of opportunities for us to go and win football games.” With Sunday’s trip to bottom-of-the-table Norwich to come, Lennon is convinced the clash could prove pivotal. He added: “It is a massive game, there’s no hiding from it. We look at the table and know how big this is. It’s at home and for us to get three points would put us in a strong position going into the weekend.”
Sean Dyche Burnley
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Burnley boss #SeanDyche on transfer wait and #AaronLennon #BURNLEYFC

August 20, 2021
Burnley boss Sean Dyche continues to play the waiting game in the transfer market as he looks to add to his squad. Clarets chairman Alan Pace said last week that the club had made “multiple bids” for players, with Lyon winger Maxwel Cornet reported to be one of the targets. Dyche signed Nathan Collins and Wayne Hennessey before the start of the season but it seems unlikely there will be any more new arrivals in time for tomorrow’s trip to Anfield to play Liverpool. “Not at the moment, I’m waiting on news of possible situations, but there’s nothing imminent, so I shall wait,” said Dyche, whose side began the campaign with a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton. “There’s a few things we’re attempting to work on, but there’s a few things that have got away from us, so it’s the usual kind of situation. “There’s always been an urgency to try and get players in, every manager wants their players in before the first day of pre-season, but it’s just very rarely happened here. “In my time here, it’s usually been late in the window, usually situations have occurred, chess pieces have moved with other clubs, and the dominoes tumble to move forwards. “Sometimes one deal knocks on, not always when it’s £100million! But that middle and lower market, so you have to keep your ear to the ground, ready for any situations that come our way. “The club are trying to activate things, keep irons in the fire and all the rest of the jargon, but usually somewhere along the way, you have to pay the money people want, and if you don’t, you don’t get the player.” Dyche is continuing to monitor the situation regarding winger Aaron Lennon. The 34-year-old left Burnley in the summer of 2020 and spent last season with Turkish Super Lig side Kayserispor, who he left recently. He has been training with the Clarets and played for Dyche’s team in some behind-closed-doors games during pre-season. “He’s just training at the moment, we’re keeping an eye on the situation, on his behalf, and our behalf,” said Dyche. “He wanted to come in and train, obviously he was welcome, he’s played a couple of games too, so it’s done him good and us to remind ourselves of the fact he’s a good player. “He knows the environment and most of the players and he’s more than welcome. He’s trained very well, very hard.”
Sean Dyche Burnley
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- #SeanDyche keen on targeting more players for the Clarets #BURNLEYFC

August 14, 2021
Sean Dyche is keen for Burnley to add to the signings they have already made this summer. The Clarets boss has seen two new recruits join his squad since the end of last season in defender Nathan Collins from Stoke City and goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey - a free agent after leaving Crystal Palace. Now he says the club are looking at attracting wide attacking players. Ahead of kicking off their Premier League campaign against Brighton at Turf Moor tomorrow, Dyche said: “The recruitment side has been a challenge, always is. That’s something I’m used to. “(There are) ongoing hopes that we can recruit in the areas that we need.” Asked if the club were closer to adding in attack, he said: “No, we’re not that much closer at the current time. “I’m speaking to the owners freely, and (chairman) Alan Pace particularly, about what we can do. There are situations we are involved in. The numbers still have to work. “We’re pleased with the business we have done. “Some of the young players have had another good pre-season with us and are in and around it. “We do need to recruit I feel. The wide areas are quite obvious, we are light in those areas. We are looking in those areas. “But the players still have to fit the model, the team, the ways of working.” Winger Aaron Lennon, who left Burnley when his contract expired last year, has been back at the club after a stint with Turkish side Kayserispor. The 34-year-old has been training with Dyche’s players and playing in some pre-season friendlies. Dyche said of Lennon: “He’s training with us – that’s the same news as it was previously, there’s nothing to report beyond that at the moment. He’s training with us, he is active with us. I’ve had just a very loose chat with him about what might be and the ifs and ands. “The main thing for him is being fit and well, which he is, and he is still hungry for it.” Also involved in recent friendly action has been goalkeeper Nick Pope, who missed Burnley’s final three games of last season due to a knee problem, then had surgery and was not a part of England’s squad for the Euros. Dyche said: “Towards the end of the season he knew it wasn’t right. I think it’s different if you think you’re about there, say you go, and then during the build-up to the tournament you have to pull out. I think that’s a different ball game, I think that would hurt more. “I think if you get to the tournament and something happens, that’s probably a much bigger bitter pill to swallow.”