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​Dyche delighted after Burnley smash six past Nice

Burnley manager Sean Dyche was delighted to see Burnley get an impressive preseason win over Nice.

The Premier League outfit made swift work of the French side, getting a 6-1 result in the friendly game.

Chris Wood managed a hat trick, while Jay Rodriguez and Jeff Hendrick also got themselves on the scoresheet.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson was the final scorer for Burnley, who are looking in great condition going into the new season.

"Apart from the obvious thing, the scoreline, which I will remind you how important that is...the performance was very good," Dyche said to reporters after the game.

"The biggest thing, from a planning point of view, is we came away from the players the last couple of days.

"I mentioned how we've pushed the players right to every game so far, even the morning of a game. This was the first one we've prepared for as we would a game, yesterday a lighter session, this morning a light session, just walking through some tactical things and set pieces, to see where the fitness was at.

"And I think it's quite clear, the fitness is very, very strong, the energy of the side and the quality of the performance, if you get those two right, they are often mixed, when people are super fit, they often have clarity in their performance.

"I thought that was on show from everyone, including the changes. There was a real balance to the whole squad, they all look like they know what we're about and what they need to do."

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