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After just two wins from 13 games and £25million worth of summer additions not making any impact on the Sunderland side, Steve Bruce was sacked by the Black Cats last week. Martin O’Neill was quickly appointed Bruce’s successor and there could be a huge change in the form at the Stadium of Light if O’Neill’s managerial history is anything to go by.
Sunderland sit just one point and one place above the relegation zone after another defeat on Sunday to relegation rivals Wolves. Bruce had failed to replace outgoing strikers Kenwyne Jones, Darren Bent and Asamoah Gyan over the past year even though 12 new faces arrived at Wearside this summer. All areas of the team were added to but that failed to make a positive reaction in camp and a new era has now begun for the underachieving Black Cats.
New signings Nicklas Bendtner, Connor Wickham and Dong-Won Ji have failed to produce goals and Blackpool’s player of the year last season David Vaughan and former Birmingham City midfielder Craig Gardner have struggled to cement a place in the side. Defensively a group of Manchester United rejects seem to make up the back four and they have struggled to show any real defensive qualities up until now.
However, in O’Neill Sunderland have a top manager with an excellent record and I can see them climbing up the league significantly from now onwards. Some kind fixtures including games against Blackburn, QPR and Wigan on the horizon, I would fully expect possible maximum points from them key games.
O’Neill’s enthusiastic approach to the game and positive tactics, with out-and-out wingers and pacey strikers a tradition in his sides, along with big, powerful defences such as the one he left behind at Aston Villa.
The Black Cats’ bitter rivals Newcastle United enjoyed a superb start to their season under Alan Pardew and sat third just two weeks ago. A few bad, tough fixtures in a row and the Magpies have slipped to sixth after their 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea on Saturday. They have scored one goal from open play in their last three games and have conceded seven. Yes they have had some tough games but there is now more pressure on them to break their winless streak at the weekend.
Pardew has some serious injury problems with Fabio Coloccini and Steven Taylor set for spells on the sidelines and Hatem Ben Arfa and Cheick Tiote struggling to get back to full fitness. With goals perhaps drying up and defensive problems, could we see Newcastle take a tumble down the league ladder in the coming weeks.
A large, talented squad at Sunderland could start to pick up points on the road and at home with a new manager and a new mentality it seems Newcastle are unfortunate that injuries have hit at the wrong time. Sunderland’s season starts now in the eyes of O’Neill and they must begin five wins behind their rivals in the North East. Expect attendances to rise at the Stadium of Light and some positive signings in the January transfer window to affect the team immediately.
Can Sunderland catch Newcastle this season? Yes I think so, but Pardew’s team are in the driving seat. O’Neill will certainly be pushing his squad up the table but how far can they get?
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