Megson pleased with tough win
October 09, 2011 14:48:53 UK
Sheffield Manager Gary Megson was pleased to leave Hillsborough with all three points after a hard-fought 3-1 win against battling Chesterfield.
I thought we started really brightly, took a deserved lead.
Gary Megson
Goals from Lewis Buxton, Gary Madine and a late Ben Marshall strike secured all three points for The Owls as they moved into second place in League One, but Megson was happy to concede the victory was anything but straight forward after Leon Clarke had pulled one back for Chesterfield midway through the second half.
"I thought we started really brightly, took a deserved lead," said the former West Brom and Nottingham Forest Manager.
"I thought we had opportunities before that to score and then we didn't get the ball down and play well enough once we'd got that lead.
"Chesterfield scored against us, they had us on the rack for about 10 to 15 minutes but we're thankful that we got through that period.
"It's a good start, we've played six games at Hillsborough and there's been some good performances."
Chesterfield manager John Sheridan in contrast to Megson was bitterly disappointed with the result, believing his team deserved more reward for their efforts.
"I thought we played really, really well. We've lost the game 3-1 so I've said it a few times what I think of our performances and we don't really get what we deserve out of the game and I think that's what happened today," said Sheridan.
"We played really well and how we've conceded three goals I just don't know but we have.
"I thought we were the better team. They scored three and we got one but I thought we totally outplayed them.
"We know what their strengths are, we know what they were all about but the second and third goals were a joke on our part."
Sheffield Wednesday are 1213.00 to win promotion this season, with city rivals Sheffield United 1.90.
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