Nick
Administrator
Mowbray has warned Stokes and Martin their places are under thread due to Johnson coming back and we can't afford silly mistakes. I like how he has noticed there were mistakes and isn't proud of them for it.
“Even if we didn’t play well in the second half, which we didn’t, we still might have got something from the game. We can’t carry individual errors like that. They have to stop and I have said that to the boys, bluntly.
“I like them both because they are honest, hard-working professionals and yet the team, the club, can’t suffer mistake after mistake after mistake.
“My philosophy has always been everyone makes mistakes, we’ve all done it and you can ride that. Two mistakes and you start getting a bit nervous. Any more and I think the team is suffering, so don’t knock on my door if you get left out of the side. It’s football – it’s our livelihoods.
“So I think that message is there, loud and clear. Of course you have to look at what options you’ve got and I would suggest to both of those lads that Reda Johnson is a week away from playing, and because of his versatility they are both under threat really, which is a good thing for me because it makes them, hopefully, extra focused with their concentration this weekend, if selected.
“Even if we didn’t play well in the second half, which we didn’t, we still might have got something from the game. We can’t carry individual errors like that. They have to stop and I have said that to the boys, bluntly.
“I like them both because they are honest, hard-working professionals and yet the team, the club, can’t suffer mistake after mistake after mistake.
“My philosophy has always been everyone makes mistakes, we’ve all done it and you can ride that. Two mistakes and you start getting a bit nervous. Any more and I think the team is suffering, so don’t knock on my door if you get left out of the side. It’s football – it’s our livelihoods.
“So I think that message is there, loud and clear. Of course you have to look at what options you’ve got and I would suggest to both of those lads that Reda Johnson is a week away from playing, and because of his versatility they are both under threat really, which is a good thing for me because it makes them, hopefully, extra focused with their concentration this weekend, if selected.