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Sean Dyche defends Burnley attitude for Lincoln shock

Burnley boss Sean Dyche insists there was nothing wrong with their attitude after being dumped out of the FA Cup by Lincoln.

Burnley were below par for much of the afternoon and Dyche admitted his side hadn't hit their normal heights in the FA Cup fifth round tie.

Asked if the Clarets had ever really got going he said: "Not as much as we normally do, I was happy with the team selection, I thought there were enough individuals with enough quality. It was a tricky one, the conditions were a bit awkward, the growth of the pitch is tough.

"I don't think we were near our levels, but still enough to get the job done if we take our chances.

"We've found before many times, particularly in the Championship, when teams play a back four and don't move, when you score that first goal, that changes everything, and we didn't do that.

"It's one of those things.

"If you keep any team to no chances on your goal, and one in the dying moments, that's a solid performance. But with the ball, the detail was lacking."

Dyche refuted suggestions complacency had been issue for Burnley.

"Its far too simple to say that, no complacency on our part," he said. "You're looking to make a story about that sort of things, and I spoke about it, I've been the other side of it, so there's no complacency, I bet our stats were good physically, but it's the detail of the performance, particularly with the ball."

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