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Paul Clement admits to "downward spiral"

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Swansea City manager Paul Clement admits that his side's confidence is "clearly on a downward spiral" after their 2-0 defeat at Burnley.

Swansea City manager Paul Clement has admitted that his side's confidence is taking "a downward spiral" after a 2-0 defeat at Burnley saw them fall deeper into relegation trouble this afternoon.

First-half goals from Harvey Barnes and former Swans midfielder Jack Cork were enough to hand the hosts all three points from the encounter, in the process condemning the Welsh side to their sixth defeat in seven Premier League games.

Speaking to reporters afterwards, Clement insisted that his side are "capable" of getting themselves out of their sticky situation and outlined a determination to "break this cycle" and "grind out a win" in the near future.

"We had a bright start but when we conceded the first goal it affected our confidence. Our confidence is clearly on a downward spiral. Burnley are very good at making you make errors and capitalizing on them. We have to find a way to break that because as a team, we are capable of more," he said.

"As a side, we are playing under our potential and I have to find a way to break this cycle. We have to find a way to grind out a win and get the best out of our players.

"We're not getting the results at the moment but they're not far away and I see no reason why those results won't come against Bournemouth next week."

Next up for Swansea is a home encounter with Bournemouth next weekend ahead of a daunting trip to Chelsea at the end of the month.

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