It was tough, it felt like they had fourteen players on the pitch at some points. Kai Naismith Bristol City. Burnley have appointed Vincent Kompany as their new manager after the Belgian left his role as Anderlecht boss.
Burnley had been in talks with former Manchester City captain Kompany regarding their managerial position, following the decision to part company with long-serving boss Sean Dyche in April.
Mike Jackson stepped into the hotseat as caretaker manager but was unable to keep the club in the Premier League, with a final-day defeat at home to Newcastle consigning the Clarets to relegation to the Championship. The ex-City defender faces a significant rebuilding job with the club back in the Championship for the first time since , when they bounced back to the top flight at the first attempt.
Dyche was sacked towards the end of last season before Jackson took over as interim boss. However, he was unsuccessful in keeping them in the top flight Premier League. Kompany quit as head coach at Anderlecht, where he spent three years, in late May having finished third in the Belgian First Division A last season.
He takes over in Lancashire at a pivotal time with a total of 14 professionals leaving the club at the end of last season, with the likes of captain Ben Mee and other first-team regulars James Tarkowski, Aaron Lennon, Phil Bardsley and Erik Pieters among those departing. Analysis: Why has Kompany opted for Burnley? Parachute payments will certainly help soften the blow, and Kompany will relish the atmosphere of two East Lancashire derbies against Blackburn.
