Richie McCormack

I don't know if they're on to their third now this season.

He's had almost two weeks to work with them pretty much.

He had an extended time despite the fact that a lot of them would have been away on international duty.

But even still, he's had time to work with them.

Their confidence is on the floor.

And we kind of saw hints of that at the final whistle with Van de Ven looking pretty emotional.

Christian Romero when he went off injured as well after that coming together with Kinski.

He was...

visibly in tears like this is a team who not only have confidence they're subterranean levels now at this stage how do you manage as a manager to try and instill something in those remaining six games I don't know Richie I mean John asked me the question before the match what do you need to do

It's hard to see where those points are going to come from.

Credit to Sunderland though because at the start of the season I don't think many people, you mentioned that many people had them as being the bottom team to possibly go down out of the three.

They're in 10th this evening.

Their team probably to a man is performing brilliantly.

That midfield two of Siddiqui and Granit Xhaka are brilliant and will give you a platform in any game just given the level of work rate they have.

It's the envy of sides like Tottenham.

Football on Off The Ball.

I'd be like you, I'm taking it all in, whether I'm on Twitter or whether I'm on Instagram and I'm seeing a Troy Parrott goal or a Troy Parrott assist.

I'm taking it all in.

I'm milking it for all it's worth because, look, he's done remarkable things in the last year with club and country.

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