Harrison Reed knows there is no room for complacency when we entertain a Sheffield Wednesday side with little to play for on Saturday.
Harrison, a point at the Hawthorns is usually not a bad result, but was there a bit of frustration amongst the squad considering the circumstances?
Yeah, I think you could say that. There was a bit of frustration in the changing room after the game. The Gaffer spoke and obviously he was disappointed, too. We were definitely going there for the win and it was unfortunate that we couldn’t get that, but we realise now the position we’re in. We’ve probably got five – hopefully five – games of our season left, and now they’re the five biggest games of the season. We’ll look to build momentum into the Play-Offs, but in the same sentence I’ll be saying that football’s crazy and that anything can happen in the two games left.
If it is to be Play-Offs, then these final two matches are still not dead rubbers are they, as we want to be building that momentum?
Exactly that. We’ll definitely be going into those two games looking to keep our momentum. We’re in good form at the moment. Like you said, normally if you go to West Brom and get a 0-0 draw then you’d probably be happy with that. We’ve got four clean sheets on the bounce and we’ll be looking to take that momentum into Saturday, and then into Wigan as well. It’s important to maintain that confidence going into the Play-Offs.
As someone whose job it is to help protect the back-four, you must be delighted with these recent clean sheets?
It’s something that we pride ourselves on. We speak a lot before the game, and it’s the foundation we need to build our game on. If we keep a clean sheet, then we back ourselves to create chances and score, and that will obviously help us in getting three points in a lot of games. It’s something that we speak about as a unit all the time, in training we try and build those relationships, and it’s showing on the pitch at the moment. That’s a credit to us for the work we’re putting in, the work the coaching staff and Manager does with us on a daily basis, and it’s given us a good foundation to go on and win games.
Sheffield Wednesday don’t really have much to play for, but there’s no room for complacency is there?
You certainly can’t get complacent. They’ll be playing with a lot of freedom and no pressure, and that can sometimes bring the best out of you. We’re fully aware that they’re not going to roll over, they’ll be wanting to get three points. Any footballer will tell you how competitive this sport is. You never play not to win, you’re always playing to get the three points. We’ll have to be at it, and we will be at it. We’ll prepare like we would for any other game. We need to keep up the form and build confidence going into the last games.