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Niall Quinn

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1155 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

Wow.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

They've got to do something radical and something different now.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

And you know the fans would respond better to a more direct approach.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

And poor Jermaine Defoe, he'd like it as well, because I'm sure he'd like to think that he has a better chance of playing if there's somebody up there alongside him, if they can turn it around.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

I just don't think they're confident enough to play this passing game that David Moyes wants them to play.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

So why does he stick with it when it's bearing no fruit whatsoever?

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

He's hoping that if they get one result, it'll spark something that will just move it along to a better place and they'll all feel happier with their lot.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

A curious instance in my mind, the penalty was scored, Defoe celebrated, Watmore went over and tapped him, but they went back to the halfway line sheepishly, the other players went back sheepishly.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

I'm looking for leadership then, I'm looking for people getting the crowd going, I'm looking for the two centre-halves to go, right, you lot, you're winning every ball, we're pressing on to get the winner here.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

What happens?

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

Giroud comes on the pitch and the game is over because there is no leadership, there is nothing there in that team to suggest they can play the type of football that David Moyes wants.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

And in this kind of situation, you need fight.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

Well, Ndong did really well.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

He's took that ball out of the box.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

He's knocked one over the top.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

The fact that Sunderland don't water the pitch really helped there because it meant, you know, Mustafi looked odds on favour to get it, but Watmore got it because of the spin on the ball.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

Then he's managed to take it around the goalkeeper and he does well, actually, to get the contact and get the penalty.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

And this was it.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

They started to believe, as you said, the Sunderland fans, Jermaine, Ice Cool... Kev would have studied this.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Premier League Live - Sunderland v Arsenal

Yes, he probably did, and he waited for the goalkeeper to make that commitment, so it was a really good moment, because it's difficult.