He added: “I was angry with myself, I was angry with the team, the team were angry with me, they were angry with themselves. That’s the right way to be.
“But once we sat down and discussed it (on Monday), there was a genuine conversation and I was very glad that we’d talked about it in that room and put it to bed.
“I think players have got pride. It hurts. I don’t think it’s easy to lie down.
“If I was seeing that on the training ground, that would be a bit of a concern.
“But that’s not something I’ve seen – that’s not one of the traits of this team.
“I don’t think I’ll have to say too much to them before the game, because I think I know how they’ll react.
“I think there’s no reason why we can’t go into the game in a positive frame of mind.”