Today marks two months exactly since Alex Neil took charge at Sunderland AFC. He looks back at the team's 'evolution' over the ten games he's managed so far...
REMAINING GAMES
"Exactly what we have been doing. "Show resilience, grit, quality, and variety in terms of all the players having to contribute."
BIG DIFFERENCE
"If you'd seen where we were ten games ago to where we are now in terms of evolution of being hard to beat, having good structure, players understanding what their roles are and carrying them out, I think there has been a big difference in them in terms of their appetite. Not only that, in the belief that they can go and win the games."
CHANCE OF PROMOTION
"Of course we have! I'm not going to say no - I'd have 30,000 people with pitchforks hunting me down!"
UP FOR IT
"They are desperate for the team to do well as much as the players are - if not more. There's so much riding on it for everybody at the club, and what we have to do is take that and process it in a manageable way that allows us to perform because sometimes being up for it too much can work against you."
