Slowly but surely, Vincent Kompany’s Burnley are coming together. They were promoted from the Championship after playing stylish football, and Kompany, a student of the school of Pep Guardiola, is telling them it can work in the Premier League, too.
Tuesday’s 2-1 victory at Luton was huge for their confidence. They could have been 1-0 down within 10 seconds as keeper James Trafford was 35 yards from his goal. But this is a consequence of how they play.
They push up as a unit to condense the space as they press high up.