Sean Dyche is as entertaining in press conferences as he is to watch on the sidelines.
He was particularly animated against Chelsea, stalking his technical area, questioning decisions and bellowing instructions at his players. One highlight was a magnificent arch of the back in the first half as Demarai Gray came within a whisker of stealing the ball from last defender Wesley Fofana. Dyche knew how big that chance would have been.
But on Saturday, Dyche was perhaps most interesting in his pre-match press conference. He offered genuine insight into his and Ellis Simms’ relationship by discussing a conversation they had just days before the trip to Stamford Bridge over Simms’ desire to improve. He appeared baffled at claims James Tarkowski had sought off-the-ball ‘retribution’ and, above all else, reacted with complete bemusement to a query about his players’ boots. These are some of the highlights from the press box following a valuable draw in west London.
