'Honestly believe': Burnley's season can still be a successful one according to skipper Josh Cullen
Burnley skipper Josh Cullen is adamant the Clarets will get out of their current rut.
Despite a spirited fightback with 10 men, Scott Parker’s side slumped to a sixth straight defeat away at Newcastle United last weekend.
Now five points adrift of safety, it sets up a must-win encounter with Fulham at Turf Moor on Saturday.
While many have already written off the Clarets, Cullen remains confident this season will be a “successful” one.
“They’re all crucial,” he told Burnley’s YouTube channel. “We’ve got 23 games to go now.
“In this league, every game is going to be massive for us. Of course we need our fans behind us, we need the backing of the fans, we need the place rocking, to really get behind us and make the place horrible for teams that are coming to Turf Moor.
“We can feed off that and hopefully we can give them a performance to feed off us as well.
“We know where we are, we know we’re in a tough spell but we will get back on the training pitch, we will keep working harder than ever, we will keep pushing the standards and the intensity and I honestly believe we will turn the corner and make the season a successful one.”
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Cullen did, however, pick out one key area for improvement as the Clarets look to rectify their poor run if form.
“As professionals when you’re out there you try and move on as quickly as you can, you can’t let the frustration get the better of you,” he added.
“That’s where we need to improve in games though, when we’re on top and we do have spells and momentum we have to make sure we have something to show for it.
“To go behind in the circumstances we did and then with the red card, to stay in the game like we did, I’m really proud of the boys.
“We can take a lot of positives from this. If we can hold onto them for the rest of the season, I believe we’ll be alright.”
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