Scott Parker has reiterated his stance that Burnley’s tactical approach in the Premier League will be “game specific”.
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The back three, or five out of possession, worked well against Lazio, despite the narrow 1-0 defeat. The Clarets looked comfortable off the ball while they were fluid during their build-up play.
“I was pleased with it [the back three],” he told the Burnley Express. “We've mixed it up this summer, trying to give ourselves options.
“Obviously there’s the formation we used against Lazio, we've also gone with a back four against some teams as well, so it will come down to game specific, how I see best against certain teams. But against Lazio, I thought it worked really well for us.”
Scott Parker's Burnley side start their season away to Tottenham this weekend (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)placeholder image
Scott Parker's Burnley side start their season away to Tottenham this weekend (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
The last six weeks of pre-season work is now over and done with for Burnley, who make their top flight return with a challenging first game away to Spurs.
Parker though is champing at the bit to get started, while understanding the obvious challenge that lies ahead.
“I’m excited and looking forward to it now,” he added.
“We've worked hard over the last five, six weeks now and now we're in the final week of the season starting, so we're looking forward to it.
“I think we all understand and we have some humility about us and know the challenge we face this year.
“But we’ve worked really hard over the course of this summer to have an understanding of what we're going to need to be and how we're going to need to go about our work. I think we're in a good place.”
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