Former Sunderland captain Gary Bennett looked at Sunderland's play-off hopes, and reckons we have a better chance because for once we aren't the favourites...
YOUTH
“This squad is obviously different to the squads we’ve had before and is not the same squad which has been beaten in the last few play-offs. There are a lot more younger players in this squad."
PLAY-OFFS
“In the last few play-offs we have been going in as favourites, but I think that has been taken a little bit away from us now. Hopefully we can get in there quietly and get on with the job. Saying that, you look at the last two or three occasions when we’ve been there or thereabouts, you can’t say we’ve not had the squad because we’ve had a stronger squad than most teams in the division."
TOUGH GAMES
“You look at our squad at the present moment and would say on paper we have the best squad in the league, but you don’t win games on paper. Teams are not going to lie down for us and are going to make it difficult for us and we’ve seen that.”
UP TO PLAYERS
“At the end of the day he can select the team but it’s up to the players once they cross that line. It’s not Alex Neil’s fault if Broadhead, for example, doesn’t deliver the goods or Clarke doesn’t deliver the goods. He is putting the trust in the players that they can produce the goods.”
