It’s not often you see Scott Parker visibly emotional and animated after a game – win, lose or draw.

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But that went out of the window prior to the international break when Parker let his frustrations loose after Burnley’s costly 3-2 defeat to West Ham.

The Clarets boss blasted his players for switching off and warned there will be a long season ahead if things aren’t put right.

Almost two weeks on from that defeat in East London, and with the benefit of hindsight and replays, does Parker feel the same way? Or was it a case of emotion getting the better of him?

The outburst was all the more surprising given Burnley actually played well against the Hammers and deserved a draw at a minimum, but were just undone in the key moments.

Addressing his reaction ahead of Saturday’s game against Chelsea, Parker reflected: “I was disappointed but I think that's died away now.

"Of course, there's still an element. We were all disappointed, it wasn't just me. The raw emotion after a game of football, of course, your emotion is at its highest.

Parker pictured at full-time after Burnley's defeat at the London Stadium (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

"I was disappointed because I felt we played so well. We played really, really well. We took the game – everything I wanted us to be and everything that we were was excellent, really.

“Going away from home, West Ham coming out of a brilliant performance against Newcastle...and we were right in that game, got our noses in front. But we just let ourselves down just in tiny little moments, so there was a real frustration there and a disappointment.

"Like I say, I wasn't the only one. Obviously, I was the man what comes out after and the one what fronts up. But coming out of changing rooms, I think we all felt the same. We all felt the same with an understanding that we just probably let ourselves down a little bit there. We should have done better.

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"Looking forward now to this moment, I take the positives, which there were many, many positives. Of course, ultimately, we didn't get a result and that's the main weight at this present moment in time. But we move on, it is what it is.

“We move on now to another big game, that's done and dusted. There's disappointment there, of course there was and that stayed for three or four days after the game, there's huge disappointment. But we move now and we go again.”

Two of West Ham’s three goals came from set-pieces, prompting the inevitable question whether this is something Burnley have worked on over the international break.

“The set-plays are always something,” Parker added. “Certainly in the way the game's moving at this present moment in time, the evolution of the Premier League we're seeing has become even more so.

“The goal we conceded against Arsenal, I think you can accept. The ball is on the money and the timing of the runs are on the money, so you can accept that.

"The West Ham one though, structurally we were a little bit short and at that moment, that's a little bit disappointing.

“We have gone over that, along with other bits as well and I'm sure it will be a constant for us throughout this year to keep improving.”

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