'Dyche says it how it is' - Lennon

Former England winger Aaron Lennon says he "loved" Sean Dyche's no-nonsense management style when he played under him at Burnley.

Now Everton boss, Dyche spent a decade in charge of the Clarets before departing in 2022 and has managed 324 Premier League games across his career.

"I loved playing for Sean Dyche," Lennon told Planet Premier League. "He says it how it is. Maybe because I'm one of them old-school players. I came through that - he tells you if you play well, he tells you if you play badly.

"I know some of the new generation of players and a lot of them want an arm around them. Dyche is probably not the man to give you that all the time.

"He'd rather let you know: 'All right, you're not playing well [or] you're doing all right'.

"So, Sean, for me, was brilliant. His demands, his standards are really high.

"Monday to Saturday, he demands every day of the week. He never lets off."

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