Swansea ‘drained of confidence’

Swansea caretaker manager Alan Curtis has opened up on the fragility and low confidence the team are currently suffering.

Paul Clement, expected to watch the team at Crystal Palace on Tuesday, is set to become the third boss in a very troubled season after talks to finalise his move from Bayern Munich, where he has worked as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant since June.

It has been a miserable campaign so far for the Swans, bottom of the table with 12 points at the halfway mark after 19 games and next head to south London on the back of four successive defeats.

Curtis – in charge for Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth following the sacking of Bob Bradley – said: “The first goal seems to be crucial at the moment. Confidence seems to drain from us when we go behind.

“I suppose the explanation for that is that we …

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