Kompany on Nottingham Forest's appeal, goalscoring and Berge
Vincent Kompany has been speaking to the media before Burnley's trip to Tottenham on Saturday.
Here are the main lines from his news conference:
On Nottingham Forest losing their appeal against their points deduction: "I didn't pay attention to it. Of course, I'm desperate for us to stay up but I've taught myself how to handle these situations by not paying too much attention to it. It's not something I could have affected anyway. The decision has been made."
On the attacking nature of the Premier League in 2023-24: "I think this year [has been] a striker's league. You can rattle through and 80% of the teams are on the front foot and the strikers are having really big spaces [in which] to attack."
He contrasted this statistic with his own team's struggle for goals: "We have to work hard for our goals. I think we've been constant in raising the amount of chances we've had this season. We know that we have to have players that improve during the season, not players who are ready to make 20 goals. I'd like the numbers to improve, but I'm willing to take the journey with them to get there."
On Sander Berge winning the club's player of the season award: "His improvement puts a highlight on everybody else's improvement. In nearly every game he's been at the same level, if not at a better level than the midfielders we have faced. He belongs at this level and he's important for us in every game."
On if he expects interest in the Norway international in the summer. "I haven't thought about it. I want him to get better to help Burnley - that's my role as the coach. Good players always attract interest so that wouldn't surprise me."
Kompany confirmed Maxime Esteve is back in contention after illness meant he was replaced during last week's game against Newcastle. However, Luca Koleosho remains out of contention.
He made the following comment about Burnley's on-loan striker Michael Obafemi being left out of Milwall's squad last week due to a 'disciplinary issue': "As a club, I don't think we're too pleased with the fact there was a big statement about it. We always have a duty of care for the players we have but I don't want to get involved in other club's affairs."
