Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup felt his side played well despite their 2-0 defeat at Southampton on Sunday.
The fixture was Swansea's seventh since September 16 and although they were beaten on the day, Laudrup suggested his players remained upbeat and creative in the face of possible exhaustion from a cluttered schedule.
"I don't know if frustration's the right word, but I think there are always positives and negatives in every game," the Swans boss said.
"Before we started this season, we said it would be difficult for the team and we've seen a lot of cases around Europe of teams who have to play on Sundays.
"I can only say we are doing well, and are playing well in all the games after midweeks.
"Today was the seventh game in 20 games. I thought it could be some players tired. You play every three days, but I really didn't see that.
"It's true Southampton were the best team in the first 10 minutes, but since the goal I think we dominated the whole game.
"The second half we dominated form the first to last minute, but maybe not creating the same number of chances."
