Tony Mowbray has revealed what irritated him the most about Sunderland’s triumph over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night.
The Black Cats took an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Jack Clarke and Daniel Ballard, which set the tone for the Wearside outfit.
Clarke added a third penalty before halftime, and the game ended 3-0 in favour of the visitors.
Mowbray’s side moved up to fourth in the Championship table, at least momentarily, and within five points of leaders Leicester City, who play this weekend.
What was Tony Mowbray’s take on Sunderland’s victory over Sheffield Wednesday?
Despite the comfortable win, the Sunderland manager thought there was still potential for improvement in their victory over the struggling
Mowbray didn’t have many complaints about his players’ performance at Hillsborough.However, the 59-year-old did express disappointment that his squad did not capitalise on Wednesday’s poor performance by scoring a pair of goals in the second half.
“We were managing the game after going ahead so early, and I think the third goal gives you a bit of clarity because they are going to struggle to score four goals against us,” Mowbray told Chronicle Live.
“The quick start provided us with a platform to control the game with the ball and see how many men they committed to a press, as well as how we could build slowly if we wanted to.”
“If anything, we could have been a little more clinical in the second half, letting them feel our threat and possibly scoring some more goals, but we seemed content to keep the ball.”
“That’s okay, because we won the game fairly comfortably.”
“I’d like other teams in this league to sense our threat and understand that if they get it wrong, we can score.”
“It’s a little frustrating because I want us to be more ruthless and, if possible, score three more goals in the second half.”
“But I understand it’s about winning and surviving, but the bigger picture is about becoming a better team, and when teams aren’t quite right or set up properly, we can really struggle.”
“I want it to feel as if every team fears us, so they put plenty of men behind the ball, which does give us the ball, and then it is a question of whether or not we can break them down.”Sunderland’s next game is a midweek match against Watford on October 4th.
