Video: Sheffield Wednesday defeat to Hull City at Wembley hard to swallow, admits Glenn Loovens

Sheffield Wednesday skipper Glenn Loovens says the Owls players must remember the pain they feel after losing to Hull City in the Championship Play-Off Final and use it as motivation.

By The Newsroom

Saturday, 28th May 2016, 8:34 pm

Updated Saturday, 28th May 2016, 8:48 pm

Skipper Glenn Loovens and head coach Carlos Carvalhal after the final whistle at Wembley following defeat to Hull City

Mo Diame's 72nd minute strike long-range stunned Wednesday and decided the contest on a day in which the dynamic football displayed by Carlos Carvalhal's side throughout the campaign, disappeared.

Loovens, like his team mates, was distraught afterwards and admitted it was a difficult result to take.

Skipper Glenn Loovens and head coach Carlos Carvalhal after the final whistle at Wembley following defeat to Hull City

It was a brilliant season but in the end we are empty handed. It''s hard to swallow of course but that's football as well sometimes, it's not all positive.

"We have to make sure we keep this feeling and take it into next season and make sure it doesn't happen again."

He added: "We weren't really ourselves today."