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Ki Sung-Yueng: Swansea have the quality to avoid a relegation battle

Ki Sung-Yueng insists managerless Swansea City are not worried by their situation, even though they will spend Christmas in the Premier League relegation zone.

Swansea failed to escape the bottom three after being held to a goalless draw by injury-hit West Ham on Sunday, and it is now only one win in 13 league games for a team without a permanent boss.

Caretaker Alan Curtis has been in command since Garry Monk was sacked on Dec. 9 and he seems set to be in charge for the festive fixtures against West Brom and Crystal Palace, with chairman Huw Jenkins' manager search so far unsuccessful.

But South Korean midfielder Ki believes improved performances under Curtis show Swansea's position of being two points from safety is a false one.

"You saw in the last two games we played well, we have performed better," he said. "Players have confidence so we are not worried about the situation.

"Of course, the fans may worry but we believe in each other and know there's quality in the team. Personally, I am very angry with myself that we are 18th. It is not for us and it is a difficult feeling.

"If the team is not good enough we accept it but we have really good players, we did so well last season."

Jenkins has warned that Swansea will not be rushed into a hasty decision over a new manager amid fears that an audacious move for former Argentina and Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa has stalled.

Former Chelsea coach Jose Morais, who worked under Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, is the latest name to be linked with the vacancy, but Ki said the squad had faith in the temporary coaching team of Curtis and academy chief Dave Adams.

"The chairman said it doesn't have to be a rush because we need someone to really understand the Swansea philosophy and who can make the team better," Ki said.

"Alan and Dave have done very well, tactically they know the team. But we can't waste any more time, we need three points from the next game."

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