RLB: NORWICH

Regis Le Bris spoke to the press following Sunderland's goalless draw last night, and the main talking points seemed to revolve around squad rotation and fitness updates.

MANAGE THE MINUTES

"We'll need freshness for the end of the season so if it's possible to manage the squad with one game, one game and a half a week for them, it will be better."

JOBE UPDATE

"Jobe is ok. He has a minor ankle injury, nothing serious. Although he wants to play every game, today was an opportunity for him to refresh. We’re able to manage the squad to keep everyone in their best shape, and that was the decision today."

HJELDE SUBBED OFF

"Leo was OK, he has been injured for a while so it was better to play only 70 minutes. He's OK."

LE FEE

"We don't have to rush the process for Enzo. He played a lot of minutes when he came in and it was tough because we didn't have any left wingers. He did well but now it is possible to manage his minutes and this is much better for us. At the minute I'm not sure if he'll play on the left again, at the minute we have the chance to try different things. We have earned the chance to do this because of the season we've had so far. We have five games to manage different options."

PLAY-OFFS CONFIRMED

"It's a great achievement. It has been a long journey so far with many games to play, and we've played well even if it wasn't always brilliant with the ball. The team spirit was always unbelievable. Like the first half today, even when we were not good with the ball we can feel the energy of the team."

MOMENTUM

"It's crucial that we keep going now. It was exactly my speech after the international break. Before the Millwall game I told the players that we have to build momentum through April - it's not just the last game or two games before the end. We have to start now. I think we've done this. We're in a really good place and so we also have the opportunity to manage the squad, to give young players minutes and to give some freshness to others."

GREW INTO THE GAME

"We were not at our best early on, didn’t use the ball well, and they put us under pressure. But I was pleased with the character of the players and the way we defended – and in the second half we were much better.”