Burnley managed simply three efforts on track on the Amex Stadium and their lack of menace in assault was compounded by errors on the again.

The absence of captain Josh Cullen, who’s out for the season after struggling anterior cruciate ligament harm within the 0-0 draw towards Everton on 27 December, was additionally sharply felt in a listless midfield show on a day when a despondent Parker may take few positives.

“What we want is what we had earlier to immediately,” Parker added.

“Whereas the outcomes haven’t gone our means, now we have been constructing on sure issues and there was an actual dedication. We’re going to lose matches however the best way we misplaced immediately will not be one which was good and isn’t acceptable actually. We’d like a response for certain.

“The saving grace is there may be solely x quantity of factors [six to safety] however that’s irrelevant as a result of if we carry out like we did at occasions immediately, regardless of the factors are, we’re not going to get sufficient [to stay up].”

Sweden worldwide Hjalmar Ekdal echoed Parker’s sentiments when chatting with Sky Sports activities, including: “I believe immediately is worse than earlier video games.

“This recreation will not be what we stand for or what we need to be outlined by. As a crew we had been weak, not there, now we have a scarcity of perception.

“I believe we’re all a bit embarrassed of ourselves. It’s tough to place it on one factor actually, however simply the mindset and the character of us all on the pitch. The duels and all the pieces, how we combat and undergo the sport, we are able to all see that we’re not actually there and we’re not actually within the recreation.”