Lee blast for claw-ful Cats
SUNDERLAND skipper Lee Cattermole slammed his side’s failure to match Barnsley’s grit and determination.
The woeful Wearsiders, down to 19th spot in the Championship, were jeered off by their 4,000 travelling supporters.
Cattermole said: “We’re probably lacking a bit of discipline in this league and we were weak.
“It was very frustrating. We weren’t strong enough mentally or physically to cope with what Barnsley threw at us after that.
“For the first 20 or 30 minutes I thought we were the better side and should have punished them but didn’t have the quality.
“It was a lack of quality with the ball and a lack of discipline and attitude without it.”
Embarrassed boss Simon Grayson admitted their fans were right to give his troops both barrels as they slumped to their second consecutive league defeat. The Black Cats chief even cancelled a planned trip to see his favourite band Kasabian at the Leeds Festival after saying his team’s display had ruined his night.
Barnsley went ahead through teenagers Ike Ugbo and Harvey Barnes.
Sunderland failed to mount a second-half comeback and were three down thanks to an excellent left-foot finish from George Moncur after smart work by on-loan Chelsea and England under-20 striker Ugbo.
The 18-year-old was thrilled with the result and scoring his first goal for the club.
“Barnsley have been great in helping me settle in,” he said.
“Your first goal is so important to a striker and now I just want to score as many as I can.”