?Swansea’s star striker Fernando Llorente has paid tribute to his manager Paul Clement, speaking to ???swanseacity.net, for rescuing the Swans after his arrival in January.
Following their successful fight with relegation, the Swans are now looking forward to what will be the club’s seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League.
However, halfway through the season, the situation was bleak at the Liberty Stadium, with Swansea only collecting 12 points from 19 league games.
Under Paul Clement’s leadership though, the team achieved an impressive haul of 29 points from the remainder of the season, in what was a tense and edgy battle to escape relegation to the Championship.
Llorente believes that his manager deserves great credit for his performance under pressure, after being parachuted into what seemed an impossible situation at the club.
“The job he has done is amazing,” the Spanish World Cup winner said. “When he arrived, the team was lacking confidence. The situation we were in was very difficult and we were all feeling down.
“But he worked us hard and he gave us a lot of confidence back. He deserves the success because he is a very good person and a very good manager.
“I am very happy for him, for the team, for the supporters and for this amazing club.”
Llorente also commented on his own performance this season, having only scored six goals for Swansea before Clement’s arrival but an impressive nine during his tenure as manager.
“I am very happy with my form,” Llorente added. “It was my first season in the Premier League. It is an amazing league – the atmosphere in all the stadiums is incredible.
“I want to thank our supporters for the support they have given me, and I am happy that my goals could help us stay in the league.
“Staying up is so important for all my team-mates. I think I could help them with my experience and they helped me score my goals.”
Regarding his future at the club, Llorente said:
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