Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday: Carlos Carvalhal and Dean Smith reaction
Saturday 27 August 2016 21:02, UK
Frustrated Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal hailed his side's 'Yorkshire grit' after snatching a late 1-1 draw at Brentford.
Sam Huchinson's injury-time header salvaged a draw for the Owls in a game that looked like slipping away from them after keeper Kieren Westwood's howler.
He dithered on the ball and Brentford striker Lasse Vibe blocked his clearance to roll the ball into the empty net and give the Londoners a lead that looked unlikely after a first half dominated by Wednesday.
But Hutchinson grabbed a deserved late point when he headed home Barry Bannan's near-post free-kick to finally beat inspirational Bees keeper Daniel Bentley.
Both sides finished with 10 men after the Owls had David Jones sent off with Brentford's Lasse Vibe also seeing red moments before Huchinson struck.
Carvalhal said: "I am not at all happy with a point. How can I be happy with a point when I counted at least seven clear chances in the first half?
"We have created enough chances in the last two games to win three or four but the way we created them with artistic play and good football was a positive thing for me.
"Even with 10 players we still created some unbelievable chances and I don't know how we didn't score. Then they score from a mistake and we have to accept that because it is part of football."
But the Portuguese insisted that despite the draw, he felt like his side had won the game for their commitment right up to the final whistle.
"It feels like we've lost the game but we've also won the game because of the heart and soul we showed. They are the values of Yorkshire and the people of Sheffield. We showed a big heart and big soul and it earned us a point."
Bees boss Dean Smith was furious with his side's first-half performance and said: "That was as bad as we have played in the first half. We were very poor, made basic mistakes all over the pitch and we were lucky they didn't bring their finishing boots.
"They were playing round us far too easily because we didn't press them high up. If you give players like they have that kind of space they will hurt you but we showed them far too much respect. We told them to get in their faces and once we did, we looked a different proposition."
Brentford have suffered a string of setbacks in their bid to bring in new players, with two wide men a priority to provide the bullets for livewire striker Scott Hogan.
Smith admits his side are short on depth but insisted he would have no worries in continuing the season with the current squad, adding: "You have to be confident with what you've got but if we get one wide player in I will be pleased. If we get two I'll be delirious.
"Unfortunately with the amount of money now involved in the Premier League the situation with clubs lower down asking big money for players is going to be like this for a while."
