Boss laments beaten Blues
30 Jan 2008 - 08:51:49
Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish felt his side got exactly what they deserved from Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sunderland.
The Blues slipped to 17th place in the table and level on points with Wigan Athletic in the final relegation spot after being second-best to the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light.
"Sunderland were better than us on the night," McLeish told the club's official website.
"In the first half there was nothing in it apart from us again conceding a soft goal which is little bit galling, particularly considering the work we've tried to put in to try and prevent them.
"There's certainly work for us to do on the training ground because our decision making was not at its best tonight for both goals
"We've given Sunderland a gift early on when I thought we'd contained them pretty well with the threat of the high ball to Kenwyne Jones.
"We also needed a wee bit of inspiration going the other way but it just wasn't there tonight, although I'm sure there's plenty come from the players."
However, McLeish is refusing to panic and still believes his side can avoid an immediate relegation back to the Championship.
He added: "There's 14 games to go and 42 points to play for and we've got to try and get as many points as we can as quickly as we can.
"The players are in that dressing room gutted with the way they lost the game."