Burnley boss delivers classy verdict on Sunderland defeat and what went wrong for his side
Scott Parker admitted his Burnley side had been second best against Sunderland on Saturday but felt a week of disruption behind the scenes had also played its part.
The Black Cats dominated the first half and took a deserved lead through Romaine Mundle’s goal and though Burnley saw most of the ball in the second half, it was arguably the hosts who still had the best openings on the break.
Parker said he was impressed with Sunderland’s performance and stessed the need for his side to recruit before the end of the window.Josh Cullen and Luca Koleosho both missed the game due to injury while Manuel Benson and Wout Weghorst were left out ahead of potential exits. Influential central defender Dara O’Shea also missed the game as he closes in on a move to Ipswich Town.
“I think we’re disappointed with the result, we came here today to get a result first and foremost,” Parker said.
“We were playing against a very good side with the same record as us coming into it. I just think for large parts we lacked a little something today, in both phases of the game. We didn’t really create. We knew what the place would be like here, that it’d be rocking and we struggled with that early days. When we did get control, we just lacked an intensity about us. We weren’t the team I want us to be, we lacked aggression.
While there were some questions over whether Mundle might have been offside when he scored the opener, Parker said his side could ultimately have no complaints.
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