SAINTS face a well-drilled and dogged team in Wakefield when the two sides lock horns this Friday.
Despite Trinity failing to pick up a point from their opening two fixtures, Keiron Cunningham has been impressed with how they have gone about their business.
“Wakefield are a good side and have recruited well,” he said. “They have produced pluggy, determined performances and were unlucky against Hull and Huddersfield.
“Chris Chester is good coach they have a good half back in Sam Williams (pictured). Their middles keep coming back at you too.
“But this Friday is all about us. We were disappointed with the way we started against Leigh. We always knew we could come back and get plenty of chances but that start have let us down. We had lots of opportunities and the officiating didn’t help that.
“Mark Percival scored as did Luke Douglas. Ryan Morgan scored too but it was chalked off for obstruction which was ridiculous. That said, the response to that adversity wasn’t great and it is something we need to work on.”
He continued: “We worked hard on our defensive structures in the off season so for them to come through us was a sign of weakness for me. We were exposed a little bit for some mental weakness and our starting front rowers weren’t great.
“They weren’t as good as they were against Leeds and that tells you it is a mindset thing. It isn’t good enough for the standard of the club and we will address that this week.
“In the second half we had opportunities to win three games so we are back to write a few wrongs on Friday.”
Saints will be without Luke Douglas for the next few weeks as he requires surgery on a finger injury.
“He has a compound fracture of his finger but it won’t be a long term thing,” he said. “He needs surgery so we will wait and see after that. We also have a few bumps and bruises too and Jonny Lomax was struggling with his knee so we will have to get that assessed. We have damaged egos more than anything.”
Tickets for Friday’s game are on sale from the Totally Wicked Stadium, online, or by calling 01744 455 052.
