http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/statszone/archive/2013/04/26/why-sunderland-s-di-canio-effect-can-t-last.aspx? Read this article and can only conclude that the author hasn't watched us all season. The article criticises our style of play and, basically, concludes our recent success is due to our players running around like headless chickens. I have a feeling that it's driven by the, obvious, dislike of PDC. I suppose, though, that it's good that we're now being noticed. Something that couldn't be said over the last 3 years.
Thought that was a real good read backed up with very good facts, except the last line, very unfair after three games.
Thought this as well actually. It's exactly why I've been keeping my feet on the ground about pdc. Granted the team seems to have been playing more attacking football, and we've scored more goals. But to me it does seem unsustainable, there's an element of luck about all our goals so far under pdc. How many times does vaughan lash in a screamer from that range? How many times has aj curled one into the top corner from outside the box? How often does sess place it perfectly into the bottom corner from distance? These aren't reliable goal sources if we're honest with ourselves, there's a big element of fluke there and you can't really put it down to management... its not like mon was telling sess to spoon it wide whenever he got into similar positions.
Disagree with the article, there are clear tactical differences and we are better structured than under MoN. With regards to the long shots, of course they're not sustainable from the likes of Vaughan, but Sess and Johnson are quality attacking players and can score goals like that throughout the course of the season. Also it's not like we aren't creating clear cut chances, think Graham and Johnson vs Everton, two clear goalscoring opportunities, against a quality team. This feels different to MoN, and I'm looking forward to the future
Well from what I witnessed between the Norwich & Everton games we looked like completely different teams. At least now we are making attempts to get forward whereas under MON Fletcher was coming on to the half way line just to get a touch & on the rare occasion we did manage to get a cross into the box there was never anybody there to do owt with it.
He states the pass completion is down which is true but we are not playing back to the keeper every 2 mins and messing about with no good passes sideways at every opportunity we seem to go for the killer ball more often than not which di Canio has already stated himself.The difference is that when we do loose the ball we look more capable of getting it back quickly.Its a good read but let's just wait and see if its sustainable me personally think it is as he seems very focused on fitness and also with a few good additions we can rest players and use the squad.
