da bet7： Sunderland recorded their first win of the season on Sunday as they convincingly beat Stoke City 4-0 at the Stadium of Light, and assistant manager Eric Black has heralded the team’s new players after the victory.
da roleta： Goals from Titus Bramble, Craig Gardner, Sebastian Larsson and a Jonathan Woodgate own goal gave The Black Cats the three points, which has come of huge relief.
“It’s always difficult to bed in so many new players together, but we saw the quality the manager has signed in that performance,” Black said in the absence of Steve Bruce in the post-match press conference.
“We needed that to get our season up and running, but from my point of view the criticism of the manager has been harsh. There is a lot of expectation up here, but he is building a team that can handle that expectation,” he stated.
Stoke looked like a side jaded from their travels to Ukraine in midweek, but Tony Pulis is not blaming the fixture against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday for his team’s poor performance.
“There is absolutely no way we will be using our journey as an excuse for a really bad performance. We live in a bubble in football and sometimes you have to burst it.,” he stated.
The defeat was Stoke’s first loss of the season, and they now face Tottenham in the League Cup on Tuesday night. Sunderland are up to midtable, and take on Norwich in the league next Monday night at Carrow Road.
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