Sherratt says the usual post-match review on Tuesday highlighted the nature of the defeat.
“The review was honest,” said Sherratt.
“It wasn’t brutal, but it was honest. We had two days afterwards, which helped, because sometimes it is a bit of a grieving process.
“By the time we came back in on Tuesday, there had been a lot of conversations and the players understand as well.
“It’s not about the coaches standing at the front telling the players where it went wrong.
“It’s pretty joined up, we’ve got senior players who were hurting as much as anyone.”
Sherratt says the players were unable to put together what had been prepared in training.
“We felt we’d worked hard for two weeks, but with every sport, it’s about producing what you’ve done in practice on the day and we weren’t able to do that,” said Sherratt.
“Regardless of the scoreboard that was the most disappointing thing. We didn’t feel like we replicated what we’d done in training.”
Sherratt says Wales will try to remain on course with the same approach despite the wretched recent results.
“It’s a balance, it’s like with any job,” said Sherratt.
“If you start changing course every two or three weeks, you lose confidence in what you’re trying to do also.
“We’ve been clear from the start. We’ve got a group of players we want to play in a certain way.
“It’s been inconsistent. We’ve seen shoots of it against Argentina and New Zealand and then not in the other games.
“So it’s about trying to get more of what we’re trying to do on the field, not changing.
“We’re not stubborn, so we will look at what’s the best chance for the team to get a result at the weekend.
“But you can’t be scrapping your plans each week as well.”