Head coach Vitor Matos insists there were "a few good things" to take from Swansea City's FA Cup third round defeat to West Brom.
Swansea's loss on penalties came in the third meeting between the sides since late November.
One major positive was the debut of experienced defender Joel Ward and Matos was full of praise for the former Crystal Palace defender.
"Joel gives us experience and leadership," Matos said.
"He's a real top pro and his signing gives us options, including moving Galbraith back into midfield, which was good to see."
Swansea showed resilience after falling behind in extra time, with Zeidane Inoussa scoring his first goal for the club to force penalties.
Matos highlighted the equaliser as another encouraging sign.
"The resilience the boys showed was important," Matos said. "We keep pushing, training and improving."
Attention now turns to the Championship, with Swansea eight points above the relegation zone and nine off the play-off places.
They welcome in-form Birmingham City to the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday 17 January (1730 GMT), with the Blues chasing a third straight win after back to back 3-2 victories over league leaders Coventry and League Two side Cambridge United.
But Matos remained guarded on potential January business.
"My focus is just to improve the players I have," he said.
Centre-back Ishe Samuel Smith is expected to miss around three weeks with a groin injury, and with youngster Bobby Wales the only back up to striker Vipotnik, Swansea may yet need reinforcements.
Despite Wales and Malick Yalcouye missing in the shootout, Matos praised their contributions.
"Malick came into the game really well and we created chances straight away, " Matos said.
"Bobby brought the energy we needed when Vipotnik was tired. They'll be stronger after that."
Swansea now shift full focus to their Championship campaign aiming to build momentum in the second half of the season.
