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Pressure off as Burnley prepare for vital season run-in - Dyche

Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes his team can unleash the shackles in their final six fixtures of the season.

The Clarets have had a nightmare schedule recently with matches against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United since February.

However, that is about to change as the Turf Moor outfit get set to pursue survival against Everton, Leicester City, West Ham United, Hull City, Stoke City and Aston Villa.

"We think the team can perform and win games and with respect to the teams we're going to play now, they're not as strong and powerful," Dyche told the Lancashire Telegraph.

"There are teams around us that are having an awkward time, we're learning as we go and we need to use it wisely against these teams, make them feel it more than us because there is no pressure on us.

"We've got six different kinds of games now they are edgy games, awkward games against sides having awkward times, and there's a strength for us because we have less expectation from the media.

"We have our own expectations, which is large because there's a lot of belief from myself, the staff and the players."

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