Burnley 2-0 Rotherham: Sean Dyche and Neil Warnock reaction
Saturday 20 February 2016 19:28, UK
Burnley boss Sean Dyche was pleased that his side are learning to win in different ways after beating Rotherham 2-0.
The Clarets were by no means at their best but still did more than enough to beat the Millers, with goals from Sam Vokes and Scott Arfield in either half settling the clash at Turf Moor.
That stretched their unbeaten run to eight games and sent them into the top two of the Sky Bet Championship after Middlesbrough and Hull did not play, but Dyche was more concerned with their versatility.
"It was hard work," Dyche said. "Neil (Warnock) being Neil has got a new group and has got a bit of fervour to them. They came here, I imagine, with no expectation and tried to play on that.
"They broke the game up and it was a disjointed game. But as ever, I like the fact we can win games in different ways.
"We have won it outrightly with the chances with have made, we have deserved victory.
"Overall I am really pleased. It was a big win, I have said it many times sometimes the hardest fight to win is the one you are expected to and we have taken care of it well today.
"I have said many times about the progress the team has made.
"The team is still moulding but my main thing is learning different ways to win a game and that was what happened today. I am very pleased we can find different ways of winning."
It could have been a different story entirely had the Millers not missed a golden chance to equalise with 10 minutes remaining.
Joe Newell burst into the box but put his shot wide when it looked easier to score and then Arfield made the game safe six minutes later.
Warnock knew that miss was costly and said the end result would have been different had the chance fallen to a Burnley player.
"You are not going to get too many chances in the game like that," Warnock said. "I felt second half we were lot more positive.
"Joe is disappointed because he could have just side-footed it in, he rushed it a little bit.
"It would have been a nervous end to the game, but it's not to be. Their lad (Andre) Gray would have just stroked it in really."
"You don't play Burnley every week. We have got some tough games but teams that we will play against will have some tough games.
"We are looking forward to the challenge."
