Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday - The Manager's Corner
Sheffield Wednesday were beaten by Stoke City on Saturday, and here's what Henrik Pedersen and Mark Robins had to say.
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Lamine Cisse were the two that found the net as the Potters scored once in each half to secure their first league double over the Owls since the 1969/70 season.
Mark Robins
Speaking to BBC Radio Stoke, he said, “We were nowhere near fluid throughout the game. We were at times, but we looked laboured in movement and passing. We created good openings and should have had more chances on goal if we’d had been more awake.
“We got the game done, a clean sheet and 54 points, more than the entirety of last season. You talk about incremental improvement, that is there for everyone to see. It was hard. You’re on a hiding to nothing because people expect you to win and score a avalanche of goals. That hasn’t happened.
“They’ve got lots of good players. They’ve lost some and gained some. Sheffield Wednesday are young and they’ve been through the mill in the past few seasons.
“We’ve had eight players to work with whilst others are injured, coming back or on international duty. Logistically it is tough; to get the game won like that was pleasing.”
Henrik Pedersen
The Owls boss waxed lyricaly about the noisy away end after thousands of Wednesdayites made themselves heard in Staffordshire, and insisted that theyr’e desperate to give the fans something to shout about before he end of the campaign.
As per the club’s official website, he said, “You could feel after the game we were all a magnet to them because we want to go over and say thank you.
“We appreciate what they are doing and what we have together with them, because it’s special. Our fans are special. You can feel in the dressing room how much they mean to the players and how disappointed the players are for them with the result.
“What they are doing is amazing, and we would love to pay them back.
“Again, we’ll do everything on Monday to give them a top performance, where they can identify with the performance. We would love to give them a win again.”
