"I was pleased to keep a clean sheet and haven't been able to say that much this season. We had a plan and stuck to it. There have been times when we have played better football but lost. Today we were strong and showed togetherness.
Ipswich 1-0 Sunderland - Manager Reaction
"I was pleased to keep a clean sheet and haven't been able to say that much this season. We had a plan and stuck to it. There have been times when we have played better football but lost. Today we were strong and showed togetherness.
"Two more wins from our final four games will give us a strong chance of a play-off place but we are not past the post yet. Sunderland are sure to be in the play-offs while Norwich and West Bromwich have ground out results better than any of their rivals this season.
"Our goal record has been cavalier in the extreme but we have had 11 different centre back partnerships. Now we have John McGreal and Matt Elliott together so maybe we can get a bit of continuity."
Meanwhile Black Cats boss Mick McCarthy admitted that his side did not recover after conceding a penalty in the last few minutes of the first half: "In the first half we were the better side and created chances but it was a psychological blow to concede a penalty just before the interval, especially after we'd played as well as we had.
"The penalty gave Ipswich a huge boost and they were the better side after the interval.
"I have no complaints about the penalty. When Myhre went to ground he had to get the ball. What disappointed me was the way the ball came into the box because we had been in possession.
"After you concede a penalty sometimes you start to feel tired legs but my players have been excellent over the past few weeks."
Meanwhile Black Cats boss Mick McCarthy admitted that his side did not recover after conceding a penalty in the last few minutes of the first half: "In the first half we were the better side and created chances but it was a psychological blow to concede a penalty just before the interval, especially after we'd played as well as we had.
"The penalty gave Ipswich a huge boost and they were the better side after the interval.
"I have no complaints about the penalty. When Myhre went to ground he had to get the ball. What disappointed me was the way the ball came into the box because we had been in possession.
"After you concede a penalty sometimes you start to feel tired legs but my players have been excellent over the past few weeks."