REINILDO POST LENS

Reinildo reflected on Sunderland's win against RC Lens and spoke about how pre-season has gone in general.

HAPPY WITH THE GAME

“It was a very good game. We have a good feeling with all the squad and the players who have arrived late. We did a really good job on the pitch so we are happy - not just about the result but the way we played in the first and second half. It’s a good way to start the season.”

PRE-SEASON PREPARATIONS

“It was tough, everyone knows that pre-season is tough, but it’s been good and very positive. From the first game against York until today, there’s been a very good feeling. We’ll keep pushing and we have the last one before we start the season. It’s very important to keep this mentality to win the game and play well. We are happy, we are going back to the UK to prepare for the next game.”

SQUAD IS STRONGER

“Everyone saw today that the guys who arrived later, Chemsdine, Thomas Meunier who is a very good player, Granit who we don’t need to speak about, it’s fantastic now to have them here in our team. They give us more power, so we are strong and we’ll keep working every day to be better and start our season.”

NEXT GAME

“It’s very important, but the work we are doing, we started doing it a month ago. So, the next two weeks are very important but what’s most important is the work we’re doing from the beginning. Next week it’ll be one week before the season and I think we’re ready. Let’s go, keep our heads up and keep working and fighting to go into the first game of the season aiming for three points.”