Burnley manager Sean Dyche has sought to clarify his comments from earlier this week about Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge, stressing he did not label the striker a 'cheat'.
Following the Clarets' 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, despite apparently having not regarded them as fouls, expressed his unhappiness about some of the challenges there had been on his players, including one by Ben Mee on Joe Gomez, who suffered a leg fracture.
Dyche on Thursday came out fighting in response to Klopp, commending his players for their tackling and saying only one challenge by Phil Bardsley was 'questionable', while describing Mee's as 'fantastic.'
He also accused Sturridge of a first-half dive, saying: 'It's funny, he (Klopp) didn't reference Daniel Sturridge's cheating. He never got touched, nothing near him, and actually got a free-kick.'
Dyche added: 'I just can't believe Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool fans - and I don't believe they do - would want cheating in the game and sacrifice good, honest challenges.'
Klopp subsequently jumped to Sturridge's defence on Friday as he said: 'Daniel Sturridge is no cheat.'
The matter came up again after Burnley's 1-0 win over Brighton on Saturday as Dyche said: 'I didn't call Daniel Sturridge a cheat, I said he was cheating. There's a difference.
'I don't know the lad. I don't remotely, I'm not presuming he is or he isn't. I was just saying on that occasion he was cheating.
'That is what I will say, because I think that needs to be clear, because I don't think that's fair on players.
'The rest of it - at the end of the day, people still love a tackle. That's all I was trying to say. People still enjoy a good, proper, safe tackle.'
Dupsyn
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How can anyone label a tackle that fractured another person's leg "FANTASTIC"? somebody please save me
tanya forgwe
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Sean dych leaning from Jose mourinho πππ
zeydnpry
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Sean Dyche you are such a good manager but why now you copy Jose Mourinho's absurd speeches towards others. Don't copy, Mr Sean Dyche--be original.Stop insulting other people...Don't run away from the truth...your line of thinking/judgement was very clear about what you were referring too...πππππβ½β½β½ππβ½
Stevieray
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An awful c of a man.
you are exactly what's wrong with our society, aggressive, completely unfounded judgements and statements on your fellow brothers and sisters of the world...imagine what the world would be like if we followed peoples attitudes like yours.
Stevieray
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Whatever meat head
nice form mate...all class aren't ya...
Richarder
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Used to have some time for Dyche, these days he just sounds like a bitter pillock!
Sounds about ready to take over at Utd then...chuckle
ballstarlove
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Why are there so many comments here failing to understand the concept of this. Let's change the context to speeding while driving. I'm sure plenty of us have been caught by a camera once or twice in our lives. That doesn't necessarily mean we're all speedy drivers. One act doesn't go hand in hand with a characteristic. Saying that someone is cheating and calling someone a cheater isn't the exact same thing. If it was, we'd all be cheaters! Every one of us.
I wouldn't, I can't drive!
bandage
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Someone is feeling the pressure. Always thought he was a decent manager who tried to play football the right way. That's failing so he's resorted to kicking the other team off the pitch and moaning. I think we all know what the end result will be. Taa raa
He's never played football!
Busterbe
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Sean, I admire what you have done at Burnley but stop digging mate, let it go.
Sallyy
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Sean, you're beginning to sound like Jose. Just leave it, the referee gave the decisions and that's the end of the matter.
bulemooe
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Same difference Mr. Dyche
heresy
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What's the difference? Explain
Jaydener
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Whatever meat head
pinkmans
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He's a cheat is more long term, he was cheating means he was for that match specifically. Although he has been booked thrree times for diving.
KGlove
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And a cheater is a cheat. Same thing.
realmad
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Used to have some time for Dyche, these days he just sounds like a bitter pillock!
boxingei
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An awful c of a man.
moratorium
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I didn't say Lance Armstrong was a cheat..... I said he was cheating.
effectives
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Oh I see what he was trying to say is a cheater doesn't actually cheat. A bit like someone's accuser doesn't accuse ...ummmmmm yeah ??
Disneyy
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I said Burnley are relegation material I didn't say they are going to be relegated.
Barnard
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Why are there so many comments here failing to understand the concept of this. Let's change the context to speeding while driving. I'm sure plenty of us have been caught by a camera once or twice in our lives. That doesn't necessarily mean we're all speedy drivers. One act doesn't go hand in hand with a characteristic. Saying that someone is cheating and calling someone a cheater isn't the exact same thing. If it was, we'd all be cheaters! Every one of us.
egyptiane
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Irrelevant. Dyche will be sacked by the end of the season and burnley are already playing like they are in a relegation battle. Move on.
tsunamia
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He will be with Fat Sam & Hughes end of season and then start on the merry go round going to another club for few months and sack again
gaopeiost
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After seeing some of the reckless challenges by the Burnley players, who could blame Sturridge for jumping out of the way. Did anyone see Sturridge ask for a foul. No
criticism
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I didn't say Dyche was a peenis, I said he resembled one.
hoisted
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Someone is feeling the pressure. Always thought he was a decent manager who tried to play football the right way. That's failing so he's resorted to kicking the other team off the pitch and moaning. I think we all know what the end result will be. Taa raa
twentieth
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Somebody cheating is therefor a cheat....ridiculous attempt to back peddle
kingkinga
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Klopp Sturridge and Liverpool are Top and Burnley are rock Bottom. Time to stay quiet Dyche. Someone pass him his coat please ??
Jackeven
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The noun of the adjective?
Sulivan
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Dyche gets on my nerves, thinks he's gods gift to football
kitchen
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Thick as two short planks. Oh, i didn't call Dyche a plank, I said he was thick as two short ones.
idleness
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Sour from dyche - trying to distract from the woeful results of late
MilanMilan
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Dyche: I didn't call Daniel sturridge a cheat but i said he's cheating.....basically dyche you called him a cheat then
Bladislav
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Why is Dyche backtracking ?
Mageecolun
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Jesus. Just stop talking.
luncheon
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I did not really mean to call Sean Douche a douche, I just misspelt his name! Shut up already.
Zinokobbi
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I like Dyche.
Zhuroffe
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I think Dyche is terrific but Sturridge didn't dive. It was a penalty. Next time one of his players is called into question (and one of them will) it will be interesting to see what action he takes against him, especially if it's a player on whom he relies!
olamaso
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And nobody called Bardsley a yard dog for his unpunished attempt to amputate Moreno's leg right in front of the useless referee. He was just acting yarddogishly.
malayvirus
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since liverpool wins dyche has lost his coolness. what a shame!
firmino85
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this menager is not profesional always blame other if his team loose.
judcdlmoru
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Liverpool up we go no turning back haters keep on hating us but up we go and still unbeaten up Liverpool
fiubmnoy
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fck off you bald old
hafiy159
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good advice
Ernesta
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That's why you'll be relegated