SEAN Dyche is pleased with the impact Aaron Lennon has already had on Burnley, but believes there is more to come from the winger.

The 31-year-old arrived at Turf Moor last January from Everton, where he had needed time-out to receive treatment for a stress-related illness.

Lennon has admitted he fell out of love with football, but his flame has been rekindled by the Clarets.

And Dyche believes that is starting to show on the field too.

“His demand for the side is excellent, his work ethic is excellent, his quality that I see is there and I think there is more from him to release,” said the Burnley boss, ahead of tonight’s visit of Newcastle United.

“He was outstanding against Bournemouth and that’s what he will be wanting and that is what we know is in there. He has an unbelievable work ethic and I think he is enjoying it.

“The more you play with a smile, as Brian Clough used to say, the more you relax and your ability comes out.

“When I was doing my background on him, I spoke to Robbie Martinez and he couldn’t speak highly enough of him. He said he had a willingness to work and would help the side, and he does.

“That is not always a quality that would be obvious to people and that fits with the work ethic of the side here. We are a side that has to work for everything and then add the quality on top. But, yes, I think he is in a good place at the moment.”

Lennon says the environment provided by Dyche and his Burnley team-mates has been a big part of that. But the Clarets boss says the change in outlook is down the winger himself.

“He deserves the most credit,” he said.

“It’s not easy. Two years ago I said that ‘health and wellbeing’ will be the future of the game. I don’t think it will be 3-5-2 and all that.

“There will be a lot of challenges faces these guys. Money doesn’t solve it. There are lots of people round the world with lots of money who have many problems and they manifest themselves in different ways. I think it’s nothing to do with money.

“The demands of football and the demands of media and social media add to those demands and I think society is changing. It’s getting tougher for these guys to just get on with their football.

“From our point of view, we only assured him that he would be in a really good environment with some good people to work hard. We wanted him to come here and enjoy it and that’s the first thing. I want all my players to enjoy it, whether it’s good times or hard times there is still an enjoyment level that comes with me being a professional footballer. It was as much about that as anything.”