For one reason or another I haven't been on not606 for a while, so I thought I would write about our recent excellent form.
Being at uni/abroad for a bit, I haven't been to many games recently, but its evident to see that Sean Dyche deserves a huge amount of credit for how we have played this season. He took a lot of stick at the beginning of the season and many called for him to be sacked , and it seems even now should we have a couple of bad results back-to-back then the same old critics emerge. I'm not sure why this is, because when comparing it to Malky Mackay's time here, he did not have as much bad feeling directed towards him during his tenure.
Dyche had a really touch job in the summer as we had sold Graham, Cowie and Buckley, leaving us with a really young team with gaps that needed filling everywhere. Dyche and Bassini has successfully done that. The majority of their signings have been very good, when you think of Hogg, Bauben and Nosworthy, whilst the likes of Dickinson, Yeates and Garner have done their jobs, without excelling. Dyche has also plugged gaps well in the loan market. We haven't got many quality permanent wingers in our squad, but with Kightly and Kacaniclic Dyche has filled those gaps. He has managed to convince Nosworthy to take what must have been a substantial pay cut to join us, whilst Kuszczak has shown his class since replacing the inconsistent Loach.
There is also the job he has done with the players we had from last year. In particular, Deeney has seem to have found his feet at this level and he has starting producing the goods with a number of goals recently. He has always shown a lot of heart, but not manged to step up to the next level. Now it seems he is finally showing he is a Championship level player
Mariappa not leaving in January is also significant, as it means that there is a good atmosphere at the club. We got a decent price for Sordell, and Dyche has introduced Sean Murray very well into the first time squad. Not only that, but we have effectively signed a new player with Stephen McGinn starting to return to full fitness.
The results and our position in the table are really starting to show the fruits of his work. We have had some great results recently, with no one predicting we would get 7 points from Burnley at home and then away trips to West Ham and Derby. Unlike the two seasons under Mackay where we tailed off badly, this squad is more experienced, more balanced, and overall probably better. Great job Dyche!
Being at uni/abroad for a bit, I haven't been to many games recently, but its evident to see that Sean Dyche deserves a huge amount of credit for how we have played this season. He took a lot of stick at the beginning of the season and many called for him to be sacked , and it seems even now should we have a couple of bad results back-to-back then the same old critics emerge. I'm not sure why this is, because when comparing it to Malky Mackay's time here, he did not have as much bad feeling directed towards him during his tenure.
Dyche had a really touch job in the summer as we had sold Graham, Cowie and Buckley, leaving us with a really young team with gaps that needed filling everywhere. Dyche and Bassini has successfully done that. The majority of their signings have been very good, when you think of Hogg, Bauben and Nosworthy, whilst the likes of Dickinson, Yeates and Garner have done their jobs, without excelling. Dyche has also plugged gaps well in the loan market. We haven't got many quality permanent wingers in our squad, but with Kightly and Kacaniclic Dyche has filled those gaps. He has managed to convince Nosworthy to take what must have been a substantial pay cut to join us, whilst Kuszczak has shown his class since replacing the inconsistent Loach.
There is also the job he has done with the players we had from last year. In particular, Deeney has seem to have found his feet at this level and he has starting producing the goods with a number of goals recently. He has always shown a lot of heart, but not manged to step up to the next level. Now it seems he is finally showing he is a Championship level player
Mariappa not leaving in January is also significant, as it means that there is a good atmosphere at the club. We got a decent price for Sordell, and Dyche has introduced Sean Murray very well into the first time squad. Not only that, but we have effectively signed a new player with Stephen McGinn starting to return to full fitness.
The results and our position in the table are really starting to show the fruits of his work. We have had some great results recently, with no one predicting we would get 7 points from Burnley at home and then away trips to West Ham and Derby. Unlike the two seasons under Mackay where we tailed off badly, this squad is more experienced, more balanced, and overall probably better. Great job Dyche!
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