Victory also ensures Sunderland will not go on to earn the tag of worst start to a Premier League league start. Let’s check it out.
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“As long as you don’t need the operation, you try to manage it and get by, but you realise that when you are not reaching anywhere near the level you can do, it is frustrating”.
A lack of anticipation and movement from Defoe and Anichebe ensured Duncan Watmore’s teasing ball across the six-yard box came to nothing in the 20th minute, and Josh King nearly made them pay as his low near-post effort was well kept out by Pickford.
The Black Cats are in serious danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. They are now at the very bottom in the table, accumulating just 2 points after 10 games played.
Unless Short remains committed to both the club and Moyes, whom he had targeted even before appointing Sam Allardyce for last season’s rescue act, it is hard to see how long the current run – two points from 10 games – can continue without forcing a painful decision. And while it’s true that six of Sunderland’s eight losses have been by just one goal, and they have played six teams in the top half of the league, deeper inspection will provide more damning evidence.
“That’s the world of football management, you expect that”.
Individually, the picture isn’t much brighter.
But the 28-year-old revealed he had been carrying an injury. However, he may feel he can not even win with the supporters.
David Moyes was on the chopping block.
Let’s see what recent history tells us.
Last week Burnley put in the defensive performance of the season.
“Bournemouth’s first ever top-flight home win came against Sunderland”.
The shared it with Manchester City, who began the 1995-96 season in identical fashion before losing their 11th match 6-0 against Liverpool. “To behonestSteven Pienar has never made a tackle in his life, never mind a bad one”. It’s a fantastic save from Pickford, who parries away King’s close effort with a strong right arm.
Eddie Howe’s side nearly doubled their advantage six minutes later when Josh King fed Stanislas, but his low effort flew narrowly wide.
Bear in mind that we’re only a year removed from virtually the same narrative that’s playing out this year.
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Victor Anichebe dedicated Sunderland’s first Premier League win of the season to boss David Moyes after the Black Cats came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1. After failing to last his first season in charge of what, to be fair, was a poisoned chalice, he moved overseas to take charge of Real Sociedad and was sacked one day short of being there for a year.
