Scott Parker has criticized Burnley’s performance after their poor form continued as they suffered a 3-0 defeat in Monday night’s Premier League clash at Sunderland.
The Clarets have endured a tough return to the top-flight and suffered their 15th league defeat from 24 matches which leaves them in 19th position on the standings.
They are five points behind West Ham United who are 18th on the table and are a further 11 from being safe from relegation with just 14 matches left this season.
“We were nowhere near it. We fell way short in all the basics of the game. We weren’t for a second in this game. Hugely disappointing”, Parker lamented after the match.
“We’ve come out of some good results – maybe it’s easier to play against those teams in terms of [draws against] Man Utd, Liverpool and Spurs. You know what you need to bring as a player.
“Tonight we haven’t done that. We looked like a childish team that never had any intent about us. I didn’t see a team with any intent or purpose to make a mark. That hurts me as that’s an ingredient you need in this league.”
Axel Tuanzebe’s own goal out the Black Cats ahead, before the returning Habib Diarra added a second in a dominant performance.
Chemsdine Talbi scored a superb third to complete scoring and seal a comprehensive 3-0 win for Sunderland.
“It’s everything I stand for. A 20-year career, five years in management. I try to engrain fight in my teams. I understand that frailty and lack of belief can come out but that can never be the case. If you fall short of that, you have no chance”, Parker added.
“We need to reboot. We are running out of time. Evidence suggests we have fallen short. I can stand here in front of a camera and talk about fine margins, but we sit where we sit for a reason.
“In moments of adversity we have to come back stronger and better”, he concluded.
Burnley will hope to put their poor form behind them when they face fellow strugglers West Ham United in their next outing.
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