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Clement defends Chelsea striker Abraham: Swansea mistakes will improve him

Swansea City boss Paul Clement is prepared to wear the mistakes made by Tammy Abraham this season.

Swans lost to Arsenal on Saturday.

Clement said: “What you have to understand is that there are going to be mistakes made by him, by other players. You have to contain your frustration and move on to the next thing as quickly as possible."

“I think [Tammy] is developing well, it's going to be a big challenge for him this season. He is in a team that are towards the bottom end of the table having to fight every game.

“Not only will he learn things tactically, about the physicality of the Premier League. He's going to learn a lot about himself mentally this year because he's not at a top six club where you have more of the ball and you don't have to do so much necessarily defensively so it's a big learning experience for him."

Clement believes Abraham will benefit more from his struggles at the bottom of the table than he would have done had he stayed at Chelsea.

He added: “That was part of the reason when I spoke to him coming here, that it's; going to be a massive learning experience for him."

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