Lee Johnson looks ahead to today's game at Bolton, and spoke about the pressure that comes with managing a club of Sunderland's stature...
POSSESSION
"It’s a really good game. Bolton are the highest possession team in all the leagues at home which is really interesting."
PRESSING
"That will of course cause us problems, but at the same time maybe provide an opportunity to get our pressing game out which sometimes we are unable to do."
EVATT
“Bolton will be a tough test, and they’re a very good side. The feeling is mutual and I believe Ian Evatt is a great manager with a good Bolton side."
ARROGANCE
"We have to keep that tunnel vision. The spirit has got to be good. The players have got to have that clarity. We have to feel that confidence, not arrogance, but it is a football arrogance."
BALANCE
“That balance is hard to keep the needle in the right position. Sometimes at clubs like this after a win everything is amazing and after a loss everything is drastic and it is doomsday. We have talked a lot this year about flattening the waves. If we don’t perform we need to know why and if we do perform we know why."
GOOD RUNS
“We have been excellent, staff and players, at that this year. It has allowed us to bounce back from difficult moments. And we have had some good runs and tuned in on what we have done well.”
PRESSURE
"I have heard that mentioned. With the people, and the history of the families, that passion builds up. From the workplace to the match place on Saturday. The conversations through the week are around the football club."
HONEST
“It is a great place to be on a football front. It is a really honest place. They tell you how it is, how they feel, but it is a supportive part of the world as well. Everyone wants you to do well, and we feel that."
PROMOTION
“We want promotion for the fans. That is why we work hard every day to people please. As a kid in the park you score a goal and imagine a crowd cheering you. It is a privilege to have that for real.”
