Bailey Wright has reflected on a long season on Wearside, and looks ahead to a potential play-off campaign, should the Lads beat Morecambe on Saturday.
OPPOSITION RESULTS
"Of course, we look (at other teams' results). You want to secure those places, but it’s going to go right down to the wire."
STANDARDS
“I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it, but this is why we love football. The standard has been really good in the division this year, super competitive. There’s some big hitters in the division that aren’t even going to make the play-offs. We knew at the start of the year the division was probably going to be the toughest it’s been."
BRING IT ON
"But great, bring on the challenge because the bigger the challenge, the bigger the reward. We certainly want it and we’ve put ourselves in a position where we can go on and make sure it happens.”
CUTTING EDGE
“You’ve just got to look at the points that’s required, certainly at the top end. Football’s evolving all the time, and teams are getting stronger and looking for ways they can have a cutting edge over the opposition."
COMPETITION
"That’s the same for teams lower down the division. It has been competitive. We’ve been on a really good run, but so have a lot of other teams. It’s competitive, but it’s healthy, it’s good.”
PRESSURE
“Pressure is pressure and you don’t come to a club like Sunderland to have an easy ride. You want to be part of something great and as a group have an opportunity to go and do that."
MORECAMBE
“We have to win Saturday to make sure things are sealed. Morecambe are going to give us a tough game again and their team is also fighting. This is what you play football for, as a kid you want to be in games that matter, you want to make history and be part of success. All of that comes with pressure and that’s why we love the game and play the game. As a group we should thrive in those situations and I think we will.”
