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Sunderland will seek recruits in January – Allardyce

“It’s a great motivator for me really, Dick saying we’re not good enough when he left”.

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“It’s about alleviating the fear that I think they are playing under at the moment, and trying to get them on a more positive note”.


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“We’ve got to get back to being a resilient defensive unit but the back line and the goalkeeper have to be the ones that ultimately secure those clean sheets, so a central defender is my first priority”.


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And finally, Sunderland AFCs long-standing tradition of observing a period of silence at the last home game of the calendar year in memory of supporters, former players and club officials who have passed away will continue on Wednesday evening.

“We hope we can pull one of these off in the early stages of January”, Allardyce told BBC Radio Newcastle.

Allardyce said that it is now down to the players to “accept” the fact that “they’re not performing to the level” that is “need[ed]” for them to survive and change this. They have got to release themselves from the fear they are showing.

Wes Brown is on stand-by to take John O’Shea’s place against Liverpool, with the Sunderland skipper a major injury doubt. Danny Graham and Steve Fletcher had excellent chances against City, one free header, one shot from six yards out and both missed the target.

“I’ve never trained on Christmas Day in my life as a manager”, he said. I know I need to learn about the mistakes I made. Three goals we could have done a lot better with, particularly the first and third.

“Liverpool are a great team”.

“None of them can moan about not being in the team any more. We need to do it now”, he said.

“In the end, until we stop the goals going in and give ourselves an opportunity like we did at Crystal Palace (a 1-0 win in November), then we’ve got no chance”.

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“We are faced with the types of pressures that come with being talked about as relegation candidates week in and week out, about people being dissatisfied with our performances, which if you lose football matches, is going to happen”.

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke in training ahead of their home match with Leicester City on Boxing Day