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Luke Williams believes his overly aggressive tactics were to blame for Swansea\u2019s 5-0 FA Cup hammering at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
Williams, 43, was overseeing just his fourth game in charge of the Championship outfit having been poached from League Two side Notts County earlier this month.<\/p>\n
But any hopes he had of his side upsetting their Premier League hosts rapidly unravelled during a disastrous first period which saw the Cherries run riot.<\/p>\n
Strikes from Lloyd Kelly, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra effectively ended the tie within 15 minutes, with David Brooks and Dominic Solanke also netting before half-time.<\/p>\n
Thankfully for the Welsh side, there were no further goals after the break and Williams accepted his setup had been too adventurous.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI apologised to the players as I tried to set up the team to cause a problem for the opposition.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it\u2019s a cup game we have to find a way to win the game. But I got the balance wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere weren\u2019t too many players in advanced positions and in the turnover, too few players to stem the attack \u2014 and our opposition were very good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very difficult to get near their goal and in the second half we tried to limit the damage because the scoreline was too heavy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players were very nervous but I don\u2019t want to talk too much about individual errors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players were very nervous but I don\u2019t want to talk too much about individual errors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re playing against an outstanding team who we are most probably going to lose against because there\u2019s too much of a gap between the quality of the two teams at this moment in time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndividual mistakes were disappointing but I needed to help the team quicker and find a way to give them more bodies behind the ball to defend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Swans will now switch focus back to their second-tier campaign, where they currently sit nine points clear of the relegation zone and 10 points off the play-off places.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bournemouth find themselves in the last 16 of the FA Cup for only the third time since 1989.<\/p>\n
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