Burnley boss Sean Dyche admits his newly-promoted Clarets are on a fast learning curve after losing their opening two games to Chelsea and Swansea, but he remains positive with what he sees as signs of progress.
"We showed them too much respect in the first half and that can happen for a team that's just been promoted," said Dyche.
"The early part of the season it's about believing that they belong and the first half we didn't do that and they were the better side.
"The second half we played with that freedom and I thought we were terrific - the quality and energy of play and the framework of the team to make sure we didn't give chances away.
"I'm not naive enough to think the growth period doesn't have to be quick because it does. But there were good signs against Chelsea because they're a different animal at the moment.
"Swansea are not Chelsea yet and, though they've done fantastic and they're a very good side, this was probably a more realistic challenge which we applied ourselves to."
And Dyche insists that Burnley will be able to compete in the Premier League as the season unfolds.
"I want them to play with freedom, quality and energy and I thought we did that in the second half," he added. "That's the challenge you've got and there's times you'll take an ugly 1-0 as any manager would, but the belief is there that we can compete at this level.
"I want us to be brave, but not in a naive way, We want to play on the front foot, create chances and win games.
"There were times when we might have to change slightly but I didn't feel that was necessary today, even against a very good team like Swansea."