I think we got what we deserved from the Sunderland game. Unfortunately, unlike we saw against Fulham two weeks ago, we didn’t see the creative high-quality play in this game.
Really it wouldn’t have mattered how we played – good, bad or indifferent – if we’d got the points, but we couldn’t turn it around and find that bit of quality when needed. We ended up with a nil-nil.
On the other side of it, our magnificent defence was there again and it’s the backbone of our team. That’s eight cleans sheets in 16 matches. We only got eleven all season last year and finished tenth, so nobody needs to tell me what the problem is and always has been – scoring a goal!
We’re looking in the market at a frontline attacking player, there’s no doubt about that. We’ve been in negotiations, not just for one but for many others. We’re moving onto the next phase and there are possibilities and we’re talking to the club and the players agents to see whether they’re going to join us or not.
We’ve got some tough games coming up. We’ve got the Capital One Cup on Wednesday and then Manchester United away and Arsenal here. We’ve got to try to do what many teams have done at Manchester United recently and take some points. If we play our best we’ll have a chance.
We have to see what we’ve got available for Wednesday night but there won’t be any young players in there that’s for sure. But there will be players who haven’t played as much in the first team.
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