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Nicky Hayen on what he wants from Burnley's final friendly vs Torino Nicky Hayen looks ahead to Burnley’s final friendly Burnley’s players have one final chance to catch Nicky Hayen’s eye before the 2026/27 season gets underway next week. The Clarets take on Italian outfit Torino at Turf Moor this afternoon (3pm kick off) in their final friendly of the summer. While Hayen’s side have yet to taste victory during any of their friendlies, their performances in back-to-back games against Ajax and Espanyol have certainly been promising. But with one friendly still to tick off before that Carabao Cup first round outing with Notts County next week, Hayen will want his players to take another positive step forward today. Subscribe now for HALF PRICE and catch every minute of our Clarets coverage this season - from pre-season to the final whistle. Click here When asked what he wants to see from his players during their final friendly outing, Hayen explained: “Just the same as we did [against Espanyol]. “Every day we want to improve. We work on the principles every day. By repeating, by making the players smarter, a certain way of pressing, how do we deal with this? What are the solutions? “Like you saw [against Espanyol], I'm not going to explain too much, but at a certain moment they change something in their structure. We have to recognise this. “If it becomes a pattern, then it will go more smoothly than at a certain moment in the game. “You see the players are willing, they show courage. They want to play forward, they want to score goals. Everyone wants to score goals. “You see the desire is there, that's what I really like.”