Burnley’s remarkable comeback win at Crystal Palace will prove meaningless unless they’re able to capitalise and embark on a mini-run.
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That’s the view of Clarets skipper Kyle Walker, who is refusing to give up on Burnley’s survival hopes.
Not only that, they recovered from two goals down before completing their turnaround to reduce the gap to safety to nine points.
“It’s the character that we’ve shown all year barring probably two games,” Walker told TNT Sports.
"I’ve said it countless times when we’ve been firmly in the game, but after last weekend it was very important to come and show a reaction.
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Walker applauds the fans after Burnley's win at Crystal Palace (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)placeholder image
Walker applauds the fans after Burnley's win at Crystal Palace (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
“When you go 2-0 down, it takes a lot of courage and I think this group of young men showed that.
"We’ve given ourselves a tough task, we know that. We’re not going to be stupid and beat around the bush, but we’ve taken a step in the right direction.
"We need to build on this now. We need to go on a little run and that’s all it takes.
"I know when you’re up at the top a little run gets you the championship, but a little run can get us out of this relegation battle.
"I’ve seen stranger things happen, but there’s still a long way to go. There’s a lot of football to be played.
"I think all of the teams down near the bottom are looking behind them or looking above to see who they can catch and we just need to take it one game at a time.
"That’s all you can do, do what you can do on the pitch.”
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