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Andy Reid Using The Positives To Soothe Sunderland Pain
The Irishman admits that last week's performance against West Brom was simply not good enough...
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Apr 30, 2009 8:54:57 PM
Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid has assured Black Cats supporters that the players are as aware as anyone as to the unacceptable nature of their display in last weekend's 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion. He also went on to affirm that he and his team-mates aim to improve dramatically against Everton on Sunday, particularly as their Premier League survival is not yet guaranteed.
"People have an impression that footballers don't really care," Reid told The Sunderland Echo.
"That's so far from the truth it's unbelievable. We have pride as footballers and when we don't perform and get the results we take it to heart. It's a personal thing.
"But, on the other side, it's important that you don't feel sorry for yourself and that you don't mope around thinking here we go again.
"The better way to think about it is that we have had a bad result, but we have a great opportunity in front of our own fans against Everton this weekend to go seven points clear with three matches left.
"That's more like it – accentuating the positive."
And there were few positives to accentuate last weekend, with Reid wincing in pain every time thoughts of the game recurred in his mind in its aftermath.
"We were devastated when we walked off the pitch, so much so that when you are watching the television on the night and Match of the Day comes on, I turned it off," he explained.
"I don't want to watch it, the whole lot. When you wake up Sunday morning, the first thing that comes into your head is the result and the performance of the day before.
"I was delighted to be off on Sunday because the last thing I wanted to
do was come in to training. I didn't want to play football and talk about it."
There was a positive to be taken though from the fact that Sunderland's local rivals, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, both below the Mackems in the table, still have to play each other.
"Yeah, Newcastle play Middlesbrough and a draw is a good result for us," Reid added.
"It keeps a good gap between us and we might have a tough run-in but so have they. When Middlesbrough go to Newcastle, one of them has to take points off the other.
"I see that as a positive. We don't have to play any of the teams below us and that's another positive for us. You take your mind off the negatives and you try to remain positive."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
"People have an impression that footballers don't really care," Reid told The Sunderland Echo.
"That's so far from the truth it's unbelievable. We have pride as footballers and when we don't perform and get the results we take it to heart. It's a personal thing.
"But, on the other side, it's important that you don't feel sorry for yourself and that you don't mope around thinking here we go again.
"The better way to think about it is that we have had a bad result, but we have a great opportunity in front of our own fans against Everton this weekend to go seven points clear with three matches left.
"That's more like it – accentuating the positive."
And there were few positives to accentuate last weekend, with Reid wincing in pain every time thoughts of the game recurred in his mind in its aftermath.
"We were devastated when we walked off the pitch, so much so that when you are watching the television on the night and Match of the Day comes on, I turned it off," he explained.
"I don't want to watch it, the whole lot. When you wake up Sunday morning, the first thing that comes into your head is the result and the performance of the day before.
"I was delighted to be off on Sunday because the last thing I wanted to
do was come in to training. I didn't want to play football and talk about it."
There was a positive to be taken though from the fact that Sunderland's local rivals, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, both below the Mackems in the table, still have to play each other.
"Yeah, Newcastle play Middlesbrough and a draw is a good result for us," Reid added.
"It keeps a good gap between us and we might have a tough run-in but so have they. When Middlesbrough go to Newcastle, one of them has to take points off the other.
"I see that as a positive. We don't have to play any of the teams below us and that's another positive for us. You take your mind off the negatives and you try to remain positive."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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