I'm not sure why,but,I really don't fear any of the teams coming down,or any of those coming up. I'm thinking we could go back 60 years or so here.....they say history often repeats itself.......us and Leeds battling for the top!
RLB says they are interviewing for new coaches but that he's not bringing anybody from previous club.
@JamesCopley_ Vito Mannone on Sunderland head coach Régis Le Bris: “When I was with him, I managed to progress myself with certain parts of the game. He is a different kind of coach. He is one of the best at making you progress technically. “He is thoughtful and he talks well. He is very deep into football. I wouldn’t like to compare it to anyone, but he is very detailed. “He is a coach that likes to build out from the back, playing football and searching for solutions to beat the opponent. We had tactics for every opponent. “He made me do stuff that I hadn’t done before so that is a way to progress a player. That goes into every training session. "We had to be connected with each other and find new ways to attack. We will see how this works in England and in the Championship. “At Lorient, we had a lot of meetings about having a relationship with the fans. It was one of the most important things at Lorient when he was there. “In France, you have to go over to the ultras and speak to them. You have to go over and thank the fans and he wanted that relationship. It was very important to him, so I hope that is going to work really well with him at Sunderland. “When a new coach comes, they need a bit of support. I’m sure the fans will give him the best support. They will welcome him. “He needs to work with the players and get them to gel together. Hopefully the players will start to grow game-by-game.” #SAFC
He is getting an advisor or two I believe mate. Think they are trying to bring in external coaches. Seems a strange way to go but the Speakman never does anything conventional.
I'm warming to this bloke, sounds like he'll make them work and help them think better for themselves on the pitch
Disappointing that. Was hoping he'd have people here he'd worked with before. Even just someone to lean on. Doesn't sound like its particularly close to bringing further backroom staff though, so guess Dodds is assistant.
If he doesn't land 1 or 2 close advisors and has to have Dodds and other external coaches appointed by Speakman then the meltdown will be absolutely justified. Not saying that is going to happen but if the club dodnt delivery a couple who are known to RLB and support him in this new role then.....
Just said we are looking at bringing in one or two experienced players. Good to hear. Striker mentioned by media bloke and hinted we clearly know what we want. Sounds like we are going to play the RLB way. Fans to be the 12th man .Canny interview so far. Looks a genuine fella and comes across well.
Got a really good feeling about RLB. Speaks very well and I think we'll do well this season. I think patience might be needed as we may not get going straight away if the playing philosophy changes, but I think with time, he'll get us firing.
As long as the club do everything they promised RLB then it should be ok. It's all about what he is comfortable with IMHO
Maybe he is happy to build a new team of coaches and the club have promised him an improvement on the level of people he has around him? Did I read he likes advisors and has one guy he trusts and he was linked with coming in?
It's almost as if some people are just waiting to jump on something. You'd think they'd, at least, manage to wait and see who's coming before the moaning starts.
Good read that especially as I think Vitto was genuine and always seemed like a top pro and around bloke. Defoe got a lot of credit for the things he did with Bradley but as I remember Vitto was involved and did a lot of work with community groups etc.. as he always seemed to be one of the players doing it?
