Poyet: Sunderland needs a miracle to avoid drop
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SUNDERLAND manager Gus Poyet said Monday’s 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur has left Sunderland in need of a miracle to avoid relegation from the English Premier League.
The loss left the Black Cats bottom of the table with 25 points, seven off 17th-placed Norwich City, and despite having two matches in hand on many of the other teams fighting for their top flight status, Poyet said avoiding the drop was looking increasingly unlikely.
Sunderland has lost six of its last seven league matches since beating bitter local rival Newcastle United at the start of February, and its next three games is against top-four chasing Everton and title candidates Manchester City and Chelsea.
“I am realistic,” the Uruguayan, who replaced Paolo Di Canio in October with the side having taken one point from its first seven matches, told reporters following the White Hart Lane defeat.
“When you look at the table and you look at the games that we have left and how many we need to win — I think we need a miracle, something unique, a shock. And if not, I cannot see it happening.”
Sunderland had a glimmer of hope when Lee Cattermole gave the visitors the lead after 17 minutes. However, two goals by Emmanuel Adebayor and three others by Harry Kane, Gylfi Sigurdsson and the impressive Christian Eriksen ensured Sunderland returned home empty handed.
The feel-good factor created by the team’s run to the League Cup final, where it lost to Manchester City, and strong performances in the FA Cup had dissipated. “As soon as we lost that run the team went backwards — dramatically,” he said.
“I think the desire is there but we are missing a few things that are very important in football, the quality in certain moments be it scoring a goal or defending. We haven’t taken risks.
“There are plenty of things we could improve. Sometimes the table doesn’t lie. I am realistic if we did not win a game in the last seven and now we need to win four from seven. I know where I am. If you look at the table and the games we have got left to win. I cannot see it coming.”
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