Championship

Kompany: My boys looked too weary

by
The LeaguePaper Team
4 September 2022

Vincent Kompany admitted his Burnley players were fatigued and was relieved to emerge with a point on Saturday.
“I’ve been long enough in the game to recognise that it’s a good point,” he said.
“It’s the first time where we’ve looked a bit leggy.
“I’m not saying we didn’t put in the effort because we always do – the boys were putting their bodies in the way to make it as hard as they could to make it difficult for West Brom to cross.
“That gave us a platform to defend the crosses but, in the end, we didn’t take care of the ball and I think a lot of it was due to the players being tired.
“I c...

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