Burnley managed simply three efforts heading in the right direction 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 at the moment,” Parker added.

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

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

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

“This recreation isn’t what we stand for or what we wish to be outlined by. As a crew we had been weak, not there, we’ve got an absence 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 the whole lot, how we struggle and undergo the sport, we are able to all see that we aren’t actually there and we aren’t actually within the recreation.”