DYCHE IS TRYING SCRUM-THING DIFFERENT TO SAVE HIS CLARETS
NO-NONSENSE Burnley boss Sean Dyche has visited top rugby club Saracens in a bid to add muscle to his team’s relegation fight.
The Clarets chief was a guest of the title-chasing Premiership side this week, exchanging ideas.
And Dyche joked he even put up with back pain to make the meeting.
Dyche said: “I was down at Saracens yesterday, their coaches had been here and invited me down there. It was really good, I enjoyed it.
“I daren’t not go down because of a slipped disc, because I knew they’d rip into me – ‘typical soft footballer!’ – so I went down.
“We’re looking at the culture, environment, winning mentality. It’s obviously a different game, so looking at their pre-briefs, debriefs, analysis. They’re a really good set up.
“In many ways, they’re in front of us, in terms of diet, the way they’re looking at things. But in many ways, usually financial, the training grounds and surface, they’re behind.
“We’ve had Tony Smith from Warrington Wolves, he comes up.
“I speak to him quite a bit and different people about different sports, picking up ideas.
“With some of the golf lads, it’s more about the individual mindset, dealing with pressure.”
The Clarets boss also received good news ahead of the clash with Fulham at Turf Moor tomorrow.
Matt Lowton, Phil Bardsley and Johann Berg Gudmundsson are all on the mend in time for the meeting with Claudio Ranieri’s strugglers.