Danny Batth has branded Sunderland's 5-1 hammering at the hands of Stoke City 'unacceptable' but says the Black Cats must not 'overreact' after one bad defeat. Sunderland suffered their heaviest home reverse for more than 40 years as their error-strewn performance was punished by the Potters, as former Black Cats boss Alex Neil enjoyed a winning return to Wearside.
It was also a painful day for skipper Batth, who was lining up against his former club, but he says it is important Sunderland do not overreact to the result and instead concentrate on the fact that they have exceeded all expectation this season since winning promotion to the Championship. He said: "It was disappointing, we are frustrated with ourselves, and we have to look at ourselves to see how we can do better.
"Stoke deserved to win the game and we have to look at why. We knew we would face a team that would be aggressive and we try to play the way we play, I don't have the answers right now.
