Calm and measured as ever, the skipper looked ahead to Sunderland's two-leg play-off fixture against Sheffield Wednesday...
PLAY-OFFS
"That was our plan (play-off qualification) coming into the game, and we managed to get the job done."
VS SHEFF WED
"Two massive clubs, especially in this league. It'll be a great occasion for both teams, and we're confident going into it. We're on a good run of form ourselves so hopefully we can do well in the game on Friday at home."
FOCUS
"We just had one objective today which was to win and not worry about anything else- we managed to do that."
UNBEATEN IN 13
"We've been gaining confidence and picking up form as we've been going along the last few months, now we've just got to take that into the play-offs."
COMPETITION
"It's been really competitive. There are some good teams in the top six and we had the objective to get in and amongst it, which we have done today."
JUST ANOTHER GAME
"It's just another game of football really. That's the way we've got to look at it. As I say, the confidence is high and we've just got to carry the form and confidence of late into the play-offs."
FANS
"I'm sure the fans will be turning out in their numbers to push us on, and we're all looking forward to it."
