First-half goals from Ellis Simms and Brandon Thomas-Asante condemned Williams’ side to a fourth successive Championship loss.
The Swans comprehensive loss at home to the Sky Blues caps a woeful run of seven games without a win in all competitions this calendar year. A period that has seen them plummet to 17th place in the EFL Championship table and just seven points above the relegation zone.
The home support booed their side off the pitch at half-time and at the final whistle, although most of their anger was aimed at the board for selling skipper Matt Grimes to Coventry on Friday.
The loss of Grimes is a difficult one for the Swans boss to solve, with the former Notts County boss admitting it will be difficult to play in the same manner without his former captain.
“I am in a world of pain, a whole world of pain.
“It’s been an incredibly tough week, and a tough month to be honest.
“It’s something that is going to define many of us, whether we can come through it.
“We have had some really poor results, and we have just lost our captain who was a huge influence on the team.
“The best side won, but we weren’t able to cope with them. It’s very difficult to be the same type of team without Matt Grimes, for the moment.
“We tried to give us some more bodies in the middle of the pitch because Matty is tough to replace.
“We tried to change things a little bit to see if we can adapt. I think the front two for Coventry really caused us a lot of problems – they were the big difference between the two teams.
“We need to try to find a way to control the game again. We made some good openings, but we didn’t make enough of them.
“We didn’t show the quality today to cause them significant problems.
“We’re not the team at the moment that can make one or two chances and score one or two goals. We have to find a way.”
Williams does, however, believe he is still the right man for the job.
“I certainly will do everything I possibly can, until I’m told not to, or until our fortunes turn,” he added.
“If you are a fan of the club, it’s with you all the time. If you are the head coach, there’s nowhere that Swansea City is not with you.
“But I am not made of sugar, so I will keep trying as much as I possibly can.
“We have a huge amount of work to be done, and it has to be done in the correct way. We cannot continuously go from one thing to another and make the club vulnerable for its future.
“We have to find a way to move forward intelligently and first and foremost weather this really tough storm.”
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