Dan Neil spoke about Saturday's defeat to Rotherham, and admits that there are no excuses despite a gruelling schedule...
THANKKFUL
"We’re thankful that we’ve got this game on Tuesday to try and turn it around quickly and react."
SHEFF WED
“No game in this league will ever be an easy ride – it will always be tough, and Sheffield Wednesday will pose a similar level of threat to that of Rotherham. Saturday was a crash back down to earth for us."
HIGHS/LOWS
“We had such a high last Tuesday in the Carabao Cup, which makes the weekend defeat feel even more of a tough one to take, but now this match is another chance for us to show that we can beat anybody.”
NO EXCUSES
“I don’t want us to make any excuses for Saturday’s defeat – it wasn’t good enough at the end of the day."
DIGGING IN
“Games have been Saturday-Tuesday for a long time, so we had long enough to prepare. The weekend wasn’t easy, but we have to dig in and show what we’re about quickly now. We’re a tight group, we all have each other’s backs. Football comes at you very quickly and Tuesday is the time to stick together and put in a good performance."
FANS
“The fans’ faces were heartbreaking to see on Saturday after that kind of result and performance from us, and we know they’ll be there on Tuesday in their numbers as always, so we have to show a display they’ll be proud of.”
