I feel like no title race is the same. Every year, there's a new challenge; there's a new opponent. Even if it's the same opponent, there are different ways to go past it. As such, every one is a new one, so we're focused on Nottingham Forest.
Against Albacete in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, he showed once again that his physical attributes are a difference maker. He spent the game chasing down attackers, winning duels on the ground and in the air, and ultimately rising for the game winning header. It seems clear that Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsí, and even Gerard Martín, are ahead of him in the pecking order,
"We need to get back to winning ways," Dyche told reporters on Wednesday. "I won't bore people with the stats, but they weren't winning at the end of last season particularly. Maybe [they] ran out of steam, it was a big season. "It hasn't been a great start to this season. We understand that, so there were a few signs about what was needed and the changes. "But I think there is a very good group here, a talented group. "Last season they showed the will and desire to be a good group - now we've got to reignite that and make sure it's intact going forward."