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Bob Bradley can boost Swansea fortunes after dramatic win - Llorente

Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente is confident that things will improve for both him and the club under American coach Bob Bradley.

Llorente came on as a substitute and scored two injury-time goals to secure a 5-4 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday -- Bradley's first victory since taking over in October.

Llorente, who played for Spain in their 2009 Confederations Cup defeat to Bradley's United States team, told Onda Cero radio: "It's by chance that Bradley and I meet again here after his USA team eliminated Spain from the Confederations Cup.

"He has arrived at a very difficult time for the club. Little by little, we are working together to come out of this situation."

Llorente had a slow start to the campaign and only opened his account in the Premier League in a 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City in September.

The 31-year-old has made 10 league appearances for Swansea since signing a two-year contract in August.

"Things started badly," Llorente said. "After scoring my first goal, I was out of action for five weeks through injury.

"That hurt me as I struggled to get back to fitness, but things are starting to get better and last weekend's game is a big boost in confidence for me and for the team.

"It was a crazy game. I've never experienced such an intense game as this one.

"After three months without a victory and with the team in the relegation zone, we really needed this.

Llorente added that the Premier League "is very different to Serie A or La Liga -- much more physical."

He said: "I've found it very hard to adapt to it, and of course it doesn't help when the team is not getting the job done."

Swansea are second-bottom of the Premier League table, two points adrift of safety heading into Saturday's game at Tottenham.