a corner in their fight against relegation from the Premier
League.
Swansea beat Stoke City 2-0 last time out to break a run
of six games without a win, although they remained in
the drop zone due to Hull City's victory at home to
Watford by the same scoreline.
Clement's side are two points behind Hull and face a
daunting trip to Champions League-chasing Manchester
United on Sunday, but, with just four league games of the
season remaining, he believes Swansea can stay in the
top flight.
"The players showed against Stoke that they can perform
even when the anxiety and pressure is high," Clement told
reporters on Thursday.
"I thought they coped really well with the pressure that
comes with a must-win game, and that gives me a lot of
confidence. Maybe I wouldn't have been confident if we
hadn't got a result as well as a good performance last
weekend. But I think what happened against Stoke has
given us all confidence that we have turned a corner.
"We have four games to go, two away and two at home.
The players are confident and I am confident that we can
go and pick up valuable points in all of them. We hadn't
been performing well before Stoke. The bad run we had
lasted a lot longer than we would have liked. But we put
that right against Stoke with our performance and our
application and, as I say, I hope now we have turned the
corner."
Clement suggested Leon Britton could keep his place in
the side, with the club captain having inspired Swansea
to their Stoke win by showing his team-mates the club's
documentary Jack to a King.
"He played very well, you can see his influence on the
team and his leadership," Clement said. "He is fit and
well, there was no reaction to playing and he will be fit
and available.
"I watched [the film] myself with my staff, we had it on
the auditorium, you can't not be inspired by it. It was
fantastic and we felt really good coming out of there.
Those things, the story and history, I felt inspired
watching it. Leon has been club captain and a great
influence with the dinners he has taken the players for
and he has helped in every way. He is a positive influence
and has the best interests of the club and city at heart.
"Those players are absolutely vital. We are little and large
on the training ground. He is still a very good player, he
takes the ball, controls possession. That helps our style
and he is instrumental in that."
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