Kompany says Burnley has nothing to lose against Spurs
Vincent Kompany says Burnley has no choice but to go "all out" in its final two games of the Premier League season, needing to win both to have any chance of avoiding relegation.
The Clarets approach the trip to Tottenham in 19th, five points adrift of 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, which they face at the City Ground on the final day.
To tee up a winner-take-all clash with Nuno Espirito Santo's team, Burnley must win at Spurs and hope Forest loses to Chelsea later in the day, given the Clarets possess a vastly inferior goal difference.
With Burnley facing up to the prospect of a fourth relegation from the Premier League, Kompany says it has nothing to lose.
"Let's just go all out. Let's have a good go and do ourselves proud," he said. "That's the goal we have. I would love the fans to come out of this place with a special experience.
"In the end, I wouldn't describe this as a high-pressure game. We don't have anything to lose. If we go into the game protecting a two-point lead, then it's a different mindset."
Tottenham, meanwhile, appears destined to miss out on Champions League qualification after losing four straight Premier League games, leaving it needing a perfect set of results to overhaul fourth-placed Aston Villa.
Spurs' defensive frailties were ruthlessly exploited in a 4-2 defeat to Liverpool last time out, leading to criticism of Ange Postecoglou from some sections of the fanbase.
However, the former Celtic boss says he needs time to complete Tottenham's turnaround, telling Optus Sport: "It was never going to happen in two transfer windows.
"What you've got to remember is, when I came in last year, the team had finished eighth last season, but it wasn't a team on the climb.
"It was eighth for a team going in the other direction. So you've got eighth, in decline, you lose your best player and we want you to totally change the way we play."