Sean Dyche Akui Terkejut Burnley Mampu Tekuk City 1-0
Dyche Delighted by Surprise 1-0 Win over Manchester City
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Pelatih Burnley Sean Dyche mengaku terkejut timnya mampu mengalahkan Manchester City 1-0 di ajang Liga Utama Inggris, Sabtu.
Klub berjuluk The Clarets tampil mengesankan dengan menghambat serangan Manchester City dan mencetak gol melalui sepakan George Boyd di babak kedua.
Kemenangan tersebut tidak sekadar bermakna raihan tiga poin, tapi menggelorakan semangat tim untuk keluar dari zona degradasi di sembilan pertandingan tersisa.
"Para pemain tampil stabil menghadapi pertandingan penting ini. Kami belum mampu keluar dari kekalahan, kami babak belur dalam beberapa pertandingan namun kami mendapat kemenangan hari ini," kata Sean Dyche dilansir dari SkySports, Sabtu.
"Kemenangan itu membangun rasa percaya diri dan mendorong kami melakukan pekerjaan yang bagus," tambah Sean Dyche.
"Para pemain mendapat kekuatan tambahan; mereka punya energi, kemauan dan keinginan. Saya suka cara mereka bekerja, bermain menekan dan menyerang," katanya.
Kemenangan atas City merupakan raihan tiga poin pertama Burnley dalam dua bulan terakhir sehingga membangkitkan motivasi para pemain untuk menghindari degradasi.
"Ada keyakinan besar dari apa yang kami lakukan dan kalian semua sudah melihat cara pemain saya menerapkannya. Keinginan dan hasrat untuk bertahan di Liga Premier sudah ditunjukkan," ujar Dyche.
London - Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes his side's shock 1-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday will give them the belief to avoid relegation this season
The Clarets were full value for their famous victory and George Boyd's strike was a goal worthy of winning any match.
Burnley remain in the relegation zone despite the result; one point away from Sunderland and safety.
"The players are pretty steady with how we go about our business," Dyche told Sky Sports. "We haven't been broken from defeat, we have been dented a few times, but we have got the win today.
"It builds confidence and reinforces all the good work we are doing here."
"The players have got a great resilience; they have an energy, a will and a desire. We like the way they work, that will to press and play on the front foot."
The victory was Burnley's first in two months and has all but ended City's hopes of challenging Chelsea for the title this season.
"There is great belief in what we do and you can see that in the way the players apply themselves," he said.
"The will and demand and the desire to be in the Premier League, it's all on show.
