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title: "Gus Poyet speaks out about his time at Sunderland"
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author: "Chris Sparks"
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published: "2015-10-08T11:26:05Z"
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# Gus Poyet speaks out about his time at Sunderland

Gus Poyet has spoken out about his time at Sunderland and what the club must aim to do to turn their season around. Poyet managed Sunderland to the greatest of great escapes in 2013 and also a capital one cup final, however, the Uruguayan was given his last rights in March after 18-months at the Stadium of Light with the former Chelsea man unable to change Sunderland’s fortunes.

He was replaced by Dick Advocaat who went on to save the club last season before resigning from his post on Sunday after just 17 games, leaving Sunderland looking for their sixth manager in the space of four years with the Black Cats second bottom in the premier league table. Here is what Gus has had to say on SAFC: