Dyche: Defour starting to find his feet at Burnley

Burnley boss Sean Dyche is confident Steven Defour is starting to find his feet in the Clarets camp – insisting it’s only a matter of time until the midfielder hits top form in the Premier League.

The Belgium international was a £7.5million arrival at Turf Moor from Anderlecht in the summer, but has scored just one goal for his new club, coming back in September.

He has played a full 90 minutes on only two occasions, coming in both their FA Cup clashes with Sunderland, as he struggled to adapt to the pace and physicality of English football.

But Dyche insists the 28-year-old has turned a corner, and has been pleased with his progress both on and off the field.

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“We’ve attempted to recruit well since we’ve been here, and more often than not we’ve found characters and players who fit what we’re about, or grow to fit,” he said.

“Steven Defour gave another assured performance [against Sunderland].

“He’s beginning to get how we work, the balance – we can still play but from our shape at times, we don’t always dominate the ball, but he’s learning the role of not dominating the ball and how he works in the team.

“Some players adapt, and some have a feel of how we play anyway and it’s mine and the coaches’ job, and the players’ responsibility, and we guide them towards it.

“We’ve done that pretty well over a period of time here.”