By David Williams
Swansea City head coach Luke Williams has demanded more consistency from his players following the 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
Jamal Lowe’s second-half goal cancelled out Bailey Cadamarteri’s opener and the Owls missed several golden opportunities in the second half to win the game as the point sees them remain in the relegation zone.
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Williams said: “In the first half I thought we controlled the game quite well. Our intensity was excellent.
“We created anxiety for Wednesday and their fans but we didn’t really make enough clean actions to score a goal.
“It’s frustrating to concede from a set-piece. I don’t like to talk about referees but Ronald was wrongly called offside in a promising position for us which led to the free-kick for their goal.
“The second half was like a basketball game. We wanted to try and win – we didn’t want to just settle for a point so it was end to end.
“In the last 20 minutes they caused us many problems which got the crowd up and we struggled to cope. I’d have preferred three but I’m happy with a point.
“I’ve got no problem with the effort from the players at all. We just weren’t able to impose ourselves on the game for long enough to get the victory.
“I know we have enough to stay in the division, I’m more concerned about the level of consistent performance. I want the fans who’ve travelled a long way to see we’re making progress.
“We’re not looking over our shoulders, we’re in a decent place. We got a point at Watford and now here and these are difficult places to go. Now we look ahead to QPR on Monday where we have a huge responsibility to make it enjoyable for our fans.”
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Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl said his side were not ruthless enough at both ends of the pitch as they failed to make home advantage count.
Rohl said: “We will take the point. In our situation every point is important. We are disappointed because in the second half we created so many chances.
“We conceded, for me, what was a goal too easily given away from the corner. This week we spoke about getting the basics right and running for each other. I feel we did this today and if we continue like this we give ourselves a big chance.
“There was a handball for Swansea’s equaliser and it was a clear foul on Ike (Ugbo) so we should have had a penalty. This is disappointing but we will not use it as an excuse. We weren’t ruthless enough in both boxes.
“We went right until the end to try and get a winner. The atmosphere was fantastic, the fans really pushed us on the pitch and I think we should take the positives from this game.
“If someone had told me in September we would be this close to getting over the line I would take it. We are close because of how well we have done in the last weeks.
“It’s frustrating we haven’t come away with the win but now we’re only in the bottom three on goal difference. On Monday we have another big game at Middlesbrough and we will be going there to win.”
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