Louise Taylor was at the Stadium of Light and her report has landed. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Michael Beale’s turn. “The two goals we let in during the second half were really poor … the first half we weren’t tidy enough with the ball … defensively our shape was good … we know they’re a high-quality team … we wasn’t able to hurt them … in the second half we had a couple of efforts … ultimately on the day there was a difference between the teams in experience and knowhow … it’s feedback for us … it’s really valuable if we’re honest with ourselves in terms of moving forward … that won’t be good words for the fans to hear right now because it’s a derby but it’s the reality of where we are with the team … we want to give the young players opportunity and responsibility and today was a big day in terms of feedback but we have to improve … it will help us in our campaign in the Championship for sure.”
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