{"id":13235,"date":"2017-05-21T23:06:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T23:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.violetsport.com\/2017\/05\/21\/swansea-boss-paul-clement-claims-his-side-can-manage-a-top-eight-finish-next-season\/"},"modified":"2017-05-21T23:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T23:06:10","slug":"swansea-boss-paul-clement-claims-his-side-can-manage-a-top-eight-finish-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.violetsport.com\/?p=13235","title":{"rendered":"Swansea Boss Paul Clement Claims His Side Can Manage a Top Eight Finish Next Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"72.7452006981\">\n<p>Swansea City manager Paul Clement has stated that if his side can continue the kind of form they have shown in 2017, then they are very capable of finishing in the top eight next season.<\/p>\n<p>Clement has quickly become a god amongst men at the Liberty Stadium since taking over at the turn of the year.\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arrival, the Swans sat rock bottom of the Premier League; fast forward to the final game of the season and the south Wales outfit can rest easy knowing that they are guaranteed Premier League football next term.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container imageEmbedded\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-url=\"http:\/\/90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com\/production\/5921909a769186e145000001.jpg\" data-large_url=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/swansea-citys-english-head-coach-paul-clement-gestures-on-the-the-picture-id682624708?b=1&#038;k=6&#038;m=682624708&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=3A6LyN2BU-0w6IyHyUcByxCqmygOdpb7rSx6l1nu-sA=\" data-title=\"FBL-ENG-PR-SUNDERLAND-SWANSEA\" data-description=\"Swansea City's English head coach Paul Clement gestures on the touchline the English Premier League football match between Sunderland and Swansea City at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, north-east England on May 13, 2017. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ Scott Heppell \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. 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No use in betting, games or single club\/league\/player publications.  \/         (Photo credit should read SCOTT HEPPELL\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" data-credit=\"SCOTT HEPPELL\/GettyImages\" data-date=\"2017-05-13\" data-ratio=\"4\/3\" data-crop=\"\"x\":0.047619047619047616,\"y\":0,\"w\":0.8888888888888888,\"h\":1\" data-getty_image=\"true\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\" data-is-animated=\"false\" data-width=\"undefined\" data-height=\"undefined\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.minutemediacdn.com\/process?url=http%3A%2F%2F90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fproduction%2F5921909a769186e145000001.jpg&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bw%5D=0.8888888888888888&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bh%5D=1.0&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_x%5D=0.047619047619047616&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_y%5D=0.0&#038;filters%5Bquality%5D%5Btarget%5D=80&#038;type=.jpg&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bw%5D=630&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bh%5D=472\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-SUNDERLAND-SWANSEA\" title=\"SCOTT HEPPELL\/GettyImages\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\">The English manager has obviously learned a lot from being Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s right hand man over the years, and his rejuvenation of a deflated Swansea team has shown that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that his short term job is done, Clement faces the task of continuing the good work.\u00a0When asked how he can take his team forward into next season, he told the\u00a0Daily Star:<\/p>\n<p><inline style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">\u201cThat\u2019s a good question. All I can say is that since I\u2019ve come here we have put 26 points on the board.<\/inline><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\">\u201cThis weekend we have the chance to add another three. To get 29 points over half a season is a pretty good tally.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u_kDmNwP9rY\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"Youtube embed--Youtube embed--generic-iframe embeded-video-player\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\">\u201cIf you can replicate that over a whole season, which is a difficult thing to do, of course, then you\u2019re going to have a total that puts you up around eighth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\">\u201cThe first step to doing this is to continue building the identity of the club, and to play the sort of football we want to here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then we have to make sure we are not in the same situation we\u2019ve found ourselves in this season \u2013 fighting relegation right up to the penultimate game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-label=\"Drop here...\">For the first time in what feels like eternity for Swansea fans, things are looking very promising.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea City manager Paul Clement has stated that if his side can continue the kind of form they have shown in 2017, then they are very capable of finishing in the top eight next season. 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