Rotherham United's Head Coach Leam Richardson was unable to question his side's competitive desire and endeavour following a narrow defeat in a South Yorkshire Derby against Sheffield Wednesday.
The Millers were unable to overturn a one-goal deficit following Ike Ugbo's second half opener, despite flashes of goal being shown to the likes of Andy Rinomhota and Sam Nombe.
Speaking after the game, Richardson said:
“I’m disappointed for the fans, it’s a local derby and you want to win and try and get a positive result. Sheffield Wednesday started the game better than us, but we came back into it.
“The momentum stayed with them for a good 10 to 15 minutes in the first half. At half time we needed to regroup and take the emotion out of it.
“They were trying to do the same thing that we were but did it a little better, they turned our back five a lot more than we did to theirs. I think in the second half it was more even.
“We needed to make more positive decisions on the pitch and be a little more aggressive. We’re trying to improve on many fronts.
“We want to better and we need to keep moving forward. I’ve been in situations throughout my career and we’ve come through it and we’re looking to do that again.
“The honesty and endeavour of the group shines through, but at this level there is a lot of quality. I thought we were competitive but we didn’t do enough.”