Daniel Farke could be part of the conversation as Burnley look to find a solution to the managerial dilemma posed by Sean Dyche’s surprise sacking on Friday.
The Clarets’ decision to part ways with Dyche was driven by the need to shock their season back into life after a devastating defeat against Norwich, while also recruiting someone who is closer in line with the club’s vision under owners ALK Capital.
A creditable draw at West Ham on Sunday kept the relegation race alive, with Everton facing Leicester at home and then a Merseyside derby against Liverpool this week.
Burnley welcome Southampton and then Wolves and hope to have made progress on their managerial situation before the first of those fixtures, which takes place on Thursday.
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A short-term interim appointment to take the club through to the end of the season is a possibility but the bigger picture being wrestled with by chairman Alan Pace is what he wants the club to look like moving forward and whether there is a candidate on the market who fits that vision.
After modernising the commercial side of the club and freshening up the stadium with state of the art digital branding that will allow Turf Moor to hold events, Pace now needs to address urgent matters on-the-field. It is the biggest decision of his time in charge after deciding on a break with the Dyche era.
Dyche transformed the club and his legacy is not just the European adventure but also laying the foundation for the Clarets to become a modern Premier League club with training facilities worthy of the status. The suggestion is that had dulled of late, prompting Pace to make his surprise call.
Whether it is considered astute or not will depend on where they go next – and Leeds are an example that sometimes unpopular decisions can yield immediate results.
Next Burnley manager
- Chris Wilder – 7-4
- Sam Allardyce 2-1
- Wayne Rooney – 15-2
- Michael Duff – 10-1
- David Unsworth 12-1
- Slaven Bilic – 14-1
- Chris Hughton – 14-1
- Rafael Benitez – 16-1
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 20-1
- Daniel Farke – 20-1
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Burnley’s dilemma is that they need both a relegation firefighter and a “big picture” man to support Pace’s long-term transfer strategy, which leans on data and has seen the likes of Maxwel Cornet and Wout Weghorst recruited.
Links to Sam Allardyce were inevitable. Although he has a huge amount of experience in the Premier League, his last battle for survival at West Brom was unsuccessful. Sources close to Allardyce suggested it would take a highly lucrative offer to persuade him to take the role, even on a short-term basis.
Sources close to Farke, who left Russian side FC Krasnodor last month after the invasion of Ukraine, told i that he was looking to the summer before deciding his future.
They are playing their cards close to their chest on the Burnley role although he enjoyed his time in England and has a track record of working well in a model in which he doesn’t have the ultimate say on recruitment.
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Ex-West Ham and West Brom boss Slaven Bilic is also interested in the job and could be a short-term solution although there’s no indication that he is in the running. Bookies favourite Chris Wilder, meanwhile, was fairly equivocal when asked about the job over the weekend.
But chairman Pace, who told local media over the weekend that the club will “take chances” on his watch, may look elsewhere.
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Could data be the answer?
Data firm FC Analytics recently launched a coach ID service for clubs. They shared with i the results of a request to find the managers who offer the most “added value”.
Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knutsen, who led the Norweigan side into the last eight of the Europa Conference League, ranked number one.
Perhaps if Pace is serious about bold moves to take Burnley forward, that is the sort of approach he might take in the long run.
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