Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen points to big picture after defeat to Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen again found himself pointing to the big picture after his side’s 3-1 defeat to Southampton.
The Dane has regularly encouraged context in post-match debriefs, with the Owls very much still in the midst of turbulence.
Wednesday are in administration and still have a threadbare squad, but managed to deliver a gutsy display against the managerless Saints.
Owls loanee Harry Amass responded to early goals from Caspar Jander and Finn Azaz before Adam Armstrong wrapped up victory for the hosts.
Henrik Pedersen verdict
Pedersen said: “There is a fantastic spirit in the team but I sit here feeling there was more in the game. We gave ourselves a difficult beginning but we came back into the game well.
“We lost to a stronger team but we have to be proud of the effort. You can see from the players and the fans that there is a lot of good energy, belief and hope for the future.
“We compete defensively and they are starting to be more dominant on the ball. If we take the big picture over the last month, so much has happened to this team.
“I only have the biggest respect for how the players are working. We are all heading in the right direction.”
The Southampton view
Southampton’s caretaker boss, Tonda Eckert, added: “I think the win was deserved but there are still moments in the game we can do better.
“I just said to the boys in the changing room, don’t underestimate what we have done this week. It’s not just two wins, it’s more than that.
“I think it was a very hard one for every single one and what we tried to do from the very first day.
“This comes down to every single person at Staplewood who is in touch with the boys to just get all of the energy that we can possibly find and inject that into the boys.”