{"id":507793,"date":"2026-03-01T17:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/507793\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:42:08","slug":"im-proud-of-my-players-pedersen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/507793\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’m proud of my players’ – Pedersen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen was “proud” of his players despite their 3-1 defeat by Southampton at Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

Goals from James Bree, Ryan Manning and Taylor Harwood-Bellis secured victory for the Saints, despite Jerry Yates initially halving the deficit.<\/p>\n

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Pedersen praised his players for not dropping their efforts against a strong side.<\/p>\n

“I think they put all on the pitch what they could today,” he said. “We played a fantastic team in Southampton with strong individuals and a strong team.<\/p>\n

“The boys played a really strong second half and at 2-1, we had possibilities, then again [conceded] a set-piece goal for 3-1. But at 3-1, we still had a go, we still had chances and put pressure on them.<\/p>\n

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“I hate to lose but I’m so proud of the players.”<\/p>\n

He added that the already-relegated Owls showed grit and determination having had fewer days to prepare than recent opponents.<\/p>\n

“It’s easy to show who you are when everything is smooth, everything goes well and you win football games,” Pedersen said.<\/p>\n

“But to show who you are, in a third game in six days when [midweek hosts] Norwich had one day extra, when Southampton had one day extra, to show so much character, so much personality, I can only be proud of them.”<\/p>\n

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