Sunderland AFC v Sheffield Wednesday Preview & Match Thread

Regis, Regis give us a wave . . . 😁

Game over 4-0

Excellent performance and 2 clean sheets in a row.

It could easily have been more than four, too, if the ref. hadn't stopped us 😬

Ray will be glad that he came down for it 👍

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Le Bris hails team performance against Owls

Régis Le Bris hailed the unity of the team on the pitch as Sunderland blew Sheffield Wednesday away at the Stadium of Light.

A double from Eliezer Mayenda, and goals from Dennis Cirkin and Luke O’Nien ensured the Lads made it two league wins from two, but the Sunderland Head Coach was pleased with the collective performance from the team.

“We started well today because the idea was shared with the whole team. I think we have many talented players, our striker for example.

“To achieve the goal, it’s not only playing your football, it’s also the way we can recover the ball, and the way we can defend our box, counter-press after we lose it.

"All these ideas around the teamwork was very good this afternoon, so this is a good example to follow for the next games.

“I think the spirit has been very good in training sessions. At the end, the performance is better and we dealt with many problems, and we can win games.”

“It’s still unpredictable, but the team is ready to cope with all the problems and the opportunities you have on the pitch.

“I think we had the opportunity in this game, Sheffield wanted to build from the back so we were ready to intercept the ball in these positions so we used this opportunity to score and it was good for us.

“I will find many elements and phases of the game that we can improve so for me, it’s still the beginning of the season and it’s okay with the dynamic but we have 44 games left. We’re happy with the start but we need the same mindset to improve our team.”