Manager Tony Mowbray felt Sunderland ‘dominated’ their 1-1 draw with Millwall despite relying on a late Jack Clarke penalty to rescue a point at The Den.
Kevin Nisbet gave Millwall a deserved lead after a superb delivery from Arsenal loanee Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
However, Clarke scored his 10th goal of the season with 12 minutes left to rescue a point for
the Black Cats, though Millwall’s Tom Bradshaw did have a goal disallowed for offside in the closing stages.
The result means Joe Edwards is still without a win at The Den since taking charge of The Lions while Sunderland are winless in three.
Mowbray said: “I thought we dominated the game, probably from start to finish apart from the last 10 minutes after we scored.
“You would expect us to be like The Alamo and go and get the winner but it was the other way really.
“We don’t look like we are going to score a goal and yet we can control the game. I think they had isolated breakaways, it is what they can do and it is ok.
“I think we dominated for long spells without looking like we were going to score.
“We don’t look like we are going to score a goal, why is that?
“I think it is because we have young attacking players, inexperienced attacking players who are not really ready to play for our team.
“And yet we have to play them and we are playing them and we are not suffering the results but we are trying to develop them and get them up to speed to be able to be a striker in the Championship.”
Jobe Bellingham, younger brother of Real Madrid star Jude, was an unused substitute.
Mowbray admitted he has a duty of care and does not want to overplay the 18-year-old.
The draw leaves Sunderland in ninth while Millwall are in 19th.
Edwards felt his side were always in the game despite enjoying far less possession.
He said: “I thought Sunderland started the game well and then we grew and after we got the first goal I felt there was a noticeable change in the team.
“We looked confident, the fans supported us well and it felt like we were building some nice momentum, although they pretty much dominated possession throughout the game.
“We always posed a threat and we looked confident in our defending.
“The way they use width and the wide players in their team, it causes everyone problems but I felt we dealt with it well.
“When you lead a game for so long and you don’t win it feels disappointing but I think you have to respect that they did have a lot of control of the game.
“In the second half, they mounted a lot of pressure as an away team so for me it is just areas where we can improve. I thought we did so well without the ball.
“We posed a threat on the break and in transition but I think we have just got to keep bridging that gap so we don’t have to play at our max like that just to take a point at home.”
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