LE BRIS ON DERBY HISTORY

Our manager has made some comments on the history of the Wear-Tyne derby and said that he was aware of it before coming to Sunderland. He's also said that the fans will be important.

LOUDEST PLAYER IN TRAINING

“Not a specific player, we know that this fixture is a bit different. They are just excited to play the game. I won’t say that one specific player was a bit louder, it’s more about the energy of the squad.”

ANY MEMORIES OF THE WEAR-TYNE DERBY?

“Not really, I knew before that it was a big big derby but without a specific example.”

VIDEOS OF THE DERBY ON TRAINING GROUND

“It’s important for players to understand the history and to feel that it’s a different game. But, I repeat, for us it’s a new story, a new game, football is still unpredictable and we have to get ready for anything. If we play our game with our options, against a strong side, I repeat, we will play the game and we will see it in the output.”

WEAKNESSES IN NEWCASTLE

“They are intense, well organised, they have good players and the bench is big as well. They have a clear identity, with strength but with weaknesses like everyone in this league. We will try to exploit some of them and I hope it will work.”

THIS IS WEARSIDE DISPLAY

“I repeat that it’s really important for the players when they are on the pitch because sometimes you can’t play the best football, for the full season at home for example. Sometimes, when it’s a bit flatter, when you have an opportunity, a tackle, a counter-press, you go in behind you flip the pressure and you go to press. You feel the energy of the crowd behind you, it’s totally different. I think they are aware of the situation but when you are on the pitch and you feel this energy, I can say that, for us, and for the opponent, the effect is massive, it’s really massive.”