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Despite his links to local rivals Middlesbrough, Michael Carrick had no problem heaping praise on Sunderland in a recent appearance on Match of the Day. And, the former Man United midfielder claimed that Sunderland should be given even more credit for the fact they came up through the play-offs and lost time in their summer preparations.
Former Sunderland player Marco Gabbiadini is full of praise for the performance of Regis Le Bris's squad, especially defenders Omar Alderete and Dan Ballard.
It makes Sunderland's start even more of an outlier, with the Black Cats challenging perceptions about making too many changes to a squad that have earned promotion. "It's an unbelievable start and one that's been well earned," former Watford captain Troy Deeney told Final Score.
Chelsea have seen their four-game winning streak end at the hands of Sunderland following a 2-1 defeat in Saturday’s Premier League clash.After their 5-1 rout of Ajax in midweek, Enzo Maresca’s
Regis Le Bris made the bold decision to replace number one goalkeeper Anthony Patterson in the summer, with Dutch star Robin Roefs coming in. Suffice it to say that was the right decision. Roefs has firmly established himself as Sunderland’s first-choice ‘keeper and has singlehandedly won the Black Cats points on more than one occasion.
Sunderland took another massive step toward avoiding relegation from the Premier League on Saturday, as the Black Cats beat winless Wolves 2-0 at the Stadium of Light.
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