HUME PRE PLAY-OFFS

Sunderland's Player Of The Season, Trai Hume, has addressed our poor run of form to end the season and whilst it hasn't been great, he remains confident that when the whistle blows for kick-off, he and all the lads will be at it.

HONEST CONVERSATIONS

“There have been honest conversations the whole season. Whenever we haven't got what we wanted. We keep our standards high. We want to win every game. When we don't, it's always honest conversations. We haven't won a lot of games in recent weeks. We have had them honest conversations. We've been harsh at times, and we have been generous at times. It's stuff that happens in the changing room, and it stays in the changing room.”

FORM

"It's not been ideal. We had a training camp there in Portugal last week, which was good for the lads. We spent a lot of time bonding on and off the pitch. We trained very hard out there. We just have to get focused for the play-offs coming up. Like Barnsey [Nick Barnes] said, they're the cup finals coming up. That's the only thing we need to be focused on now.”

GOT A JOB TO DO

“Like I've always said, I go out on the pitch to do my job and do what I'm asked, and I'll try and do it to the best of my ability. It has been a good season for me personally. Obviously, I could have had some more goals and more assists if I'd been harsh on myself, but it has been a good season. Obviously, everyone, not just me, every player, all the fans, staff, everyone, wants to end it on a high and get promoted.”