Sheffield Wednesday vs Leicester City - The Manager's Corner
Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with Leicester City on Monday as they came so close to finally grabbing a win at Hillsborough.
Jerry Yates was on the scoresheet for the Owls once again, scoring inside the first two minutes, but Jordan Ayew got a late equaliser to make sure the points were shared. Pierce Charles, meanwhile, put on a goalkeeping masterclass.
Here’s some of what the two managers had to say:
Henrik Pedersen
“I saw another massive effort today. Of course it is disappointing to concede the late goal, but the players gave everything they could to get the win. We have played against a top team with Premier League players who needed to win to get out of the bottom three, so we knew we would come under maximum pressure.
“The boys are always looking to support each other. We want to play like there are no mistakes; there is only the next action… I feel there are a lot of things we could have done better on the ball but the discipline we showed was so good and we had a high stability of mental performance.
“The atmosphere today was magic. We have seen so much good support but this was the best atmosphere we have had this season; the energy we get from the fans is amazing.”
Gary Rowett
“It’s hugely frustrating,” Rowett said, as quoted by Hayters. “What you can’t do is give them a lift. And what we do is give them a lift after a minute and a half. It’s quite ridiculous to be honest.
“It was more or less the first time they put the ball in the box. They land on it, they score, they’re a bit more aggressive to get to the ball. I’ve said it before, that’s been a huge problem for us.
“Then it allows them to sit in at 5-4-1, it allows them to block it up, it allows them to be quite defensive but do it quite well.
“We’ve had most of the ball, we’ve had all of the chances. They have had one shot on target, we’ve had five or six incredible chances. The keeper’s made four or five very good saves. We’ve hit the post, we’ve hit the bar, and I’d say we’re disappointed with how we’ve played, but we’ve done more than enough to win a game.”