The best form of defence is to attack

Last updated : 21 September 2013 By Tony Scholes

He received a warm reception from the home fans but was left disappointed as the only goal of the game, which came in the seventh minute of stoppage time, meant a pointless return and ahead of  today's game he said: "It's important we learn the lessons from what happened. It's not necessarily individualising mistakes. It's necessary to learn how to win and what's required to win and that's all part of it.

"Learning how to win, you have to know how to lose. It's a bizarre thing to say and I learned how to win big style when I lost the play-off final. We learned how to lose when I lost that play-off final at Wembley and that galvanised me even more.

"A lot of people, they give up just as they are getting to the finish line and I'm not one of those people and we won't have players at this club, people like that. We have to have players that know how to win, that will learn how to win and get to where we need to get to."

Back at Elland Road and the Clarets, he said of us: "I've watched them play and they are a really strong side, a physical side. They do things right so we know we have to be right and after what happened to us the other night.

"I went to bed about four when I got in and got up about half past six, so I got two and a half hours sleep which is not bad for me, and I was just looking forward to this game. That's the way I live my life really. I don't dwell on the past and I just look forward now to our next one."

Meanwhile the Clarets had beaten Birmingham 3-0 the night before and reflecting on that, Sean Dyche said: "There's a good feel about the group. I think it's been there since pre-season.

"Early in pre-season there was a good feel around the training even before we played games, there was a good feel about how they were going about their business, and then when you get to that first game 'Are they going to continue it' and they certainly have done so far."

After a period last season when we were struggling to score goals, we've certainly been finding the net in recent weeks. "You have to prevent goals going in," he added.

"My actual way of working is that the best form of defence is to attack so we talk a lot about our framework being ready to spring an attack and there are more signs of it now.

"You have to keep it flexible and keep working with new players and the changing of players and the development of players but there are basic principles that we believe in here and we make sure the players understand them."

After two home games it is back on the road to Leeds. "It's a big club but it's only eleven people on a football pitch," Dyche said.

"They've had a decent start. They got pipped at the post the other night which I'm sure wouldn't have pleased the staff or the players so they will be wanting to effect that straight away against ourselves so we've got to be ready for another tough game. They are all tough games, but we'll be ready.

"We've done some work with them dealing with expectation and dealing with the feel of what it is and whatever the game is because some games are slightly flatter and you've almost got to generate your own atmosphere as a team.

"Some games take care of themselves with the nature of it, maybe the TV cameras or a local derby and we've been working with them to find that balance and always be ready for whatever is put in front of you and they've certainly shown signs of that so Leeds is another twist on that, another difference so we'll be ready."