SEAN Dyche said Chris Wood was 'fine' when he left Burnley to head off on international duty but insists he has no issue with the way he was used by New Zealand.

Despite being the All Whites' key man Wood was only used off the bench in both legs of their World Cup play-off with Peru, with New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson saying the 25-year-old was 'not fit to play' at the start of the international break.

Wood had returned from a minor hamstring strain for the Clarets before the break, playing 65 minutes of the win against Southampton, and Dyche said he will be assessed when he returns to the Barnfield Training Centre today.

"Different managers will view situations differently, including fitness. They can only decide on feedback from the player, what they see, what they want from their team, it’s no problem for me," he said.

"We’ll find out from our point of view (on Friday).

"When he left us he was fine, but that doesn’t mean something hasn’t happened along the way or he’s feeling differently when he gets there. There’s the travel, and it’s quite a journey, but I’ve got no problem.

"When they go on the international scene there’ll have their own view on it."

Despite Wood's late return, with the second leg in Lima only taking place in the early hours of Thursday UK time, Dyche refused to rule him out of the Turf Moor clash with Swansea.

"We’ll see how he feels. He did have less game time. We’ll see how he feels injury-wise and with travelling," he said.

"It’s not like sleeping in your bed at home but I don’t think they’re travelling as we often do in economy, I hope there’d be a nicer seat than that for him to get some rest."

Dyche will also seek to lift his contingent of Republic of Ireland internationals, who have returned to the club after their 5-1 second leg defeat to Denmark in their own play-off.

"They seem okay. They’re disappointed they couldn’t get it over the line. It’s tough," the Clarets chief said.

"They’re back amongst a good group and they know our arms are open. But they have to continue to move forward and they know that, you get some knocks during your career but you have to keep going.

"It’s a tough call but you get back amongst your teammate and you realise that life goes on.

"It does hurt, for a nation and for an individual. It’s your chance to go to the World Cup and it’s a big thing.

"But the resilience they show on a weekly basis for us is part of their character and that’s an important factor."