Masterclass 2 min read

Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche
Photography by Paul Cooper
Author
Ali Tweedale
Published on
September 6 2022

Premier League, january 21 2021

Liverpool 0Burnley 1

Barnes (83 pen)

When Burnley travelled to Anfield to play Liverpool in January 2021, they faced opposition that had not suffered a Premier League defeat on their own ground in a 68-game run spanning almost four years. But a team led by long-serving manager Sean Dyche upset the odds to record a famous win – Burnley’s first at Anfield in almost half a century.

In the first of two exclusive Coaches’ Voice Masterclasses, Dyche looks back on the challenge facing his team, and how he masterminded such a shock result. He explains the out-of-possession tactics designed to limit the threat posed by Liverpool’s fast and expansive attacking approach, and reveals the strategy to maximise his own team’s threat, both in transition and during their admittedly rare periods of possession.

It gives a fascinating insight into the approach of a coach who knows his team is going to have significantly less possession against dangerous opponents.

Starting line-ups
LiverpoolBurnley
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Liverpool4-3-3
Burnley4-4-2
1Alisson
1Nick Pope
66Trent Alexander-Arnold
2Matt Lowton
32Joël Matip
5James Tarkowski
3Fabinho
6Ben Mee
26Andy Robertson
3Charlie Taylor
23Xherdan Shaqiri
12Robbie Brady
6Thiago
18Ashley Westwood
5Georginio Wijnaldum
8Josh Brownhill
15Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
11Dwight McNeil
27Divock Origi
9Chris Wood
10Sadio Mané
10Ashley Barnes
Match stats
LiverpoolBurnley

25/6

SHOTS / ON TARGET

6/4

69%

POSSESSION

31%

66

ATTACKS INTO AREA

19

2.45

EXPECTED GOALS (XG)

1.06