Supporting Sunderland was a painful pursuit towards the end of last season, and Dan Neil says he understands why the fans were feeling down about the club.
Dan Neil has says he understood the ‘doom and gloom’ that surrounded Sunderland in the second half of last season, but he thinks bad luck played a major part.
That say a drop from sixth to sixteenth, with performances steadily getting worse and more depressing as the season agonizingly crept to an abysmal end. “We just couldn’t manage to pick up any rhythm or form in the second half of the season. It was really tough, and I can understand the doom and gloom that was there towards the end of last season.
“But the core of the squad has always been there. We know the talent that there is within the group, and this is most of the lads’ third year in the Championship. We’ve got two years of experience now, and I think everyone has grown into the league.
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