Joe Nicholson reacts after Sunderland's goalless draw against Coventry City at the CBS Arena.
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00:00 Outside the CBS arena following Sunderland's goalless draw with Coventry in the Championship.
00:07 A decent point away from home for Sunderland in the end against a side that were in the playoff final last season.
00:13 Have spent a lot of money during the transfer window, really reinvested the money that they've received during the summer.
00:19 So it was a difficult test for Sunderland coming here but they kept their first clean sheet of the season.
00:24 Defended really well. Luka Neyen and Dan Ballard at the back I thought were the two kind of standout performers.
00:29 Both really good, kind of defending crosses into the box and intercepting balls that Coventry were putting into there.
00:35 And Sunderland had to do a lot of defending, particularly in that first half when Coventry had most of the ball.
00:41 Sunderland working hard out of possession to kind of keep the hosts out of bay and did that well.
00:46 Posed a bit of a threat on the counter attack but you can still tell that they're kind of lacking that cutting edge in the final third.
00:52 Again today playing without a recognised centre forward with Joe Bellingham leading the line for most of the match with Bradley Dac.
00:58 Just behind him Sunderland as well missed Patrick Roberts who was out with a hamstring injury.
01:03 So that kind of took away from their attacking threat as well.
01:06 But more space kind of opened up in the second half and both sides had a few chances.
01:10 A couple of big saves from Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson who made a big save to deny Ellis Sims just before half time.
01:16 And then one to deny Paddy Wright in the second half and Sunderland managed to hang on and claim a point.
01:22 As I said a few chances on the break Alex Pritchard came on, Hamir came on as well as Tony Mowbray made a triple substitution.
01:29 Nile Huggins was the other player that came on as well as Sunderland changed their shape to kind of match Coventry up with those wing backs in that sort of system.
01:36 But neither side could find a breakthrough and nil-nil it finished.
01:40 Sunderland now have a week to prepare for another tough game there at home against Southampton back at the Stadium of Light in a week's time.
01:47 in a week's time.