….i find it strange when posters say, ‘Dyche holds players back’ or ‘he only picks his favourites’. There is no way he picks Young over Patterson because he’s an old teammate of his, just as there’s no chance when folk said he continues to pick Keane over Branthwaite because they were mates at Burnley.
Every fan will have their own selection differences but Dyche picks the players he thinks are best. It’s simple.
When Young was out Godfrey came in and kept his place. I don’t imagine Dyche is too enamoured with either, just as he’s not enamoured with Calvert-Lewin or Beto. I’m 100% sure he’d like Patterson to be the RB the team needs, but Dyche clearly doesn’t rate him.
Dyche would love Chemiti to be the answer to our impotent striking issues but Dyche clearly doesn’t think he is. There is no agenda at play, it’s just the opinion of the man who matters most (I expect it’s also the view of his 2 coaches). Personally, I’d like to see Dobbin used off the bench in the Doucoure role but Dyche isn’t seeing that and there’s not much I disagree with in his team selections.