Parker on Flemming, fine margins and facing adversity

Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Turf Moor (kick-off 19:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• There are "no injury concerns" other than longer-term absences. Everyone else is "fit and willing".

• The mood at the club "isn't the best" after losing 3-1 to Brentford at the weekend: "The way it happened against Brentford was disappointing... A lot of learning for us, for sure. And I think the general message around it is for us to be stable in these situations."

• On Zian Flemming's form: "There's always a jump, and it's his first experience of the Premier League. But there is a professionalism in him, a hunger. His dream was to play in the Premier League and you can see that he's tackling that head on. He goes about his work with a fearless mentality and a fearless attitude, and is embracing the challenge. His quality and what he's producing for us is helpful. Long may that continue, and I'm sure it will."

• When asked about fine margins, Parker said: "It's a constant balance. It's a constant song in my head as a coach of this young group, because I understand the psychological element and certainly the world they live in. At some point, the 'nearly' isn't enough, and that's going to have to change. The positives are we are competitive, we've been in a lot of games and got some good results. But the facts are that there's a certain element that we need to fix, and we need to make that 'nearly' into this 'happening'."

• He added: "The gap isn't massive, but there is a gap there. That's where we've just fallen a little bit short. Certainly, I'm aware of that and the players are aware of that. I need to keep this team and this squad having an understanding that there's a lot of good things going on, and also the reality of the situation we're in and what we're going to go and face throughout this year."

• On facing adversity: "I need to try to educate that we're in a world where there is failure at times, there's disappointment. And that's just the way it is. I try and instil in this group not to worry about the 'what ifs'. We're really brutal. If it wasn't good enough, we address it. But we dust ourselves off and we go again."

• On facing Crystal Palace: "Tough opponent, for sure - a team that have been together for some time - well coached and structured, and you can see that in the way they are. Nothing really changes, but they're very good at what they do. Oliver [Glasner] has done a fantastic job in the time he's been there. But as always, we're at home, we're coming out and we want a reaction."

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