WSC DAILY
February 2010
A big day for Steve Bruce and Sunderland | A big day for Steve Bruce and Sunderland |
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After beating the Gunners Sunderland lay two points off fourth place and Arsène Wenger's customary sour attitude in defeat was easy to laugh off. Asked to assess his opponent's progress, Wenger replied: "You need to judge them when they play against a team of their level." Unfortunately, six defeats and four draws later, he seems to have a point. Sunderland now sit just three points outside the bottom three and today's home game is against Wigan, one place and two points below them. According to Steve Bruce this match has become season-defining in its importance.
A major problem seems to a lack of confidence. The team looks incapable of making the simplest of passes and appears mentally vulnerable. Players that achieved the club's best-ever start to a Premier League season now look ponderous and tentative. During the grim 0-0 draw with Stoke last Monday Andy Reid's corners seemed to have oddly old-fashioned swing, as if taken with a sodden leather ball than the latest composite plastic. Injuries to key players have also disrupted the season. If new loan signing Alan Hutton makes his debut this afternoon it will be Sunderland's 15th different back four combination so far this season. On the subject...
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