RLB POST WHU

Regis Le Bris reacted to Sunderland's table-topping win against West Ham United...

FIRST HALF GOALLESS

“I'm happy for the fans and the players and the club. We had different phases of pre-season and we spoke about the layers we needed to add. It was obvious that it starts from the foundations - we showed that the team is working well, they were hard to beat in a mid to low block. The first half was a bit more difficult but during the second half we felt we could get opportunities through regains in the middle and that we could score through counter attacks."

HALF TIME CHANGES

“We didn't change many important things at half time. We spoke a bit about their goalkeeper restarts and our high press, we went for man for man and they found two or three opportunities with long balls. So it was really important to be strong in duels. We made just two or three little decisions, and it made a difference.”

OLD GUARD SCORING

"It's really important for two reasons, they showed they can step up [first and foremost]. We'll see later, but today it was the case. And it's really important because they keep the identity of the club and the way we worked last season. We built this strength about togetherness, the way we work as a team. The players worked well as a team and they showed that again today."

SEELT INJURY

“I don't think it's really serious. He played well the first part of the game. Omar came in and showed us we now have a bit more depth with our centre backs, so that is a positive for us.”

JUST ENJOY IT

"Just enjoy now, first of all. Second point, Granit (Xhaka) spoke 30 seconds about this togetherness, this way of suffering together because it will be key for the season, stay humble and reset.”