Caretaker manager Alan Curtis says Swansea City, the Premier League's bottom side, are suffering from a "crisis of confidence".
Following former boss Bob Bradley's sacking on Tuesday, Curtis oversaw a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth.
A fourth straight loss has left the Swans four points adrift of safety.
"There are good players out there but, once we concede, you can see the confidence draining out of players," Curtis told BBC Wales Sport.
"The explanation I guess is we're bottom of the table, we're not winning games, conceding too many [goals] and then we get a crisis of confidence once the first one goes in.