Sam Allardyce will aim to prove his predecessor Dick Advocaat wrong and keep Sunderland in the Premier League.
Advocaat recently claimed that the Sunderland squad was “simply not good enough”, but his replacement hopes to prove otherwise.
He told the Sunderland Echo :
It’s up to me to prove [Advocaat] wrong, isn’t it? I fully respect what Dick Advocaat has achieved as a manager and everyone is entitled to their opinion. My job is to hopefully prove Dick wrong and get [Sunderland] out of trouble.
The Black Cats have had a poor start to the season, and are still without a Premier League win. They currently sit in 19th position in the table, with Newcastle Untied only below them on goal difference.
The task of keeping Sunderland in the top-flight is one that won’t be easy for Allardyce, but his experience of managing in the division will hopefully come in handy for a side that has struggled in recent seasons.
Sam has been around the block and knows that the only way he’ll be able to build a long career in charge of the North East club is by simply winning games, something many of his predecessors have failed to do, which has led to a manager merry-go-round at Sunderland.
We’re all responsible for keeping our own jobs by making the players achieve the results everyone wants. That’s how we keep our jobs. The only way we lose them is when we lose too many football matches. In the end, I’m responsible for results here, even though this team is not my team. I have to accept it’s my responsibility to get this team playing better. There won’t be any excuses down the line if I don’t get results.
