Richard Hill said his Worcester side will need to show more composure is they are to be a force this season.
Worcester boss disappointed despite opening day victory
Richard Hill said his Worcester side will need to show more composure if they are to be a force this season following a 17-12 victory over Sale.
The Warriors got their Aviva Premiership campaign off to a satisfactory start, scoring the only two tries of the game at Sixways.
However, Hill felt his side should have punished the Sharks more for their lack of threat on the attack.
"We definitely deserved to win the game," he said. "We played with plenty of enthusiasm but this was littered with mistakes.
"We should have won the game by far more and we must show more composure."
Important
Worcester were down 6-0 with the first half coming to a close but went in ahead at the break after Benjamin crossed for the touchdown and Goode converted.
"That try was vital - it was important that we went ahead at half-time," Hill added.
"We lacked composure. We made plenty of line breaks but didn't finish them off.
"The win will settle us down and we will be a little bit more relaxed next week."
Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond was not too disheartened by the performance, considering they shipped 60 points against Gloucester in their last fixture in May.
"We've come a long way in the last three or four months," he said. "We were out-muscled today in the scrums but we have seven forwards out in the World Cup.
"There are a lot of positives - we played some attractive rugby. The players are disappointed but our aim was to come away with a bonus point which we achieved."
