Football Special Podcast – Sunderland v Everton
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What were the key moments in Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Everton?
And who's it again? It's Correa again! He hadn't scored a goal for Sunderland before tonight, and now he's got two on such an important night, and surely now that is safety for Sunderland.
And yes, the Blackhats did have another life, and then we saw the scenes of celebration here, but there is still plenty to be decided, despite the fact that Sunderland have clinched their safety, sending Newcastle and Norwich down. So that's done. What about the race for the top four? Well, that's what will be decided on the final day. And our cameras will be at Old Trafford for Manchester United, Bournemouth from 2.30. That's when the coverage starts on Sky Sports 1. Swansea, Manchester City, Sky Sports 2 at 2.55. And also Stoke's game against West Ham with them still fighting for a place in Europe. But what scenes we had here at the final whistle, and right in the heart of it, big Sam Allardyce, reveling in the adulation of the 49,000 Sunderland fans who are here tonight.
To them, he's a hero. He's saved this club. And they can look forward to another season in the Premier League. John O'Shea has joined us, the club captain. John, what was it like from your perspective this evening? Very comfortable for a change.
Obviously, I've come on late in the game, but the performance the boys put under that kind of pressure, I think we've been on it... good run of form in a sense obviously we've had too many draws otherwise it would have been a bit more comfortable but the quality Kone and Kabul tonight were when it really mattered that the two boys stood up but it was a great team performance and we have Jermain's goals but we've had the quality as well but supplying him.
How did Sunderland secure their Premier League safety?
Have you seen the performances getting better and better?
Yeah I think so I think most of the fans would agree too because It gets to that situation where obviously we've done it in previous seasons, but people are saying, oh, you can't keep doing it, you can't keep doing it. But we had the belief, the manager had the belief in the quality. He obviously added quality in January too, and you saw the impact that had. And we've took that quality into games and we're finally showing it.
Well, we saw what impact that had on the team, and Sam's told us it was the best transfer business he's ever done. But what impact did that have on the rest of the boys? It has been quite a British and Irish heart to this Sunderland team, hasn't there, until really that window?
Yeah, well, that's what I mean. The manager, obviously, he assessed things when he came in and he's done it. We've seen it down throughout the years, the success he's had in the transfer windows, finding quality players, whether it be in different countries, because he thinks there's a bit more value. And obviously he's done it again. Four times of asking for you.
Are you getting a bit sick of this?
Well, look, as long as we remain in the Premier League, that's the important thing, but look, it's clear we want to be a lot higher on the table, that's for sure, and to give these fans, you saw, obviously the atmosphere at home is always special, but the last two home games we've had, obviously Chelsea and this one tonight, it was... They're loudest I've heard of them in a good few years, so hopefully we can give that enjoyment to the fans a lot more earlier in the season.
What can you do now when you regroup to make sure that this momentum and what Sam brings within the dressing room, that it can kick on and not sit back and give everyone a 12-week start?
I would have said the quality of the pre-season is going to be key and I think that's where the manager and when Big Sam took over, the gaffer took over, he probably would have seen that maybe that was probably lacking the pre-season that we had last year. In what way, John?
What impact did Sam Allardyce have on Sunderland's performance?
Just in terms of obviously he's felt that Obviously, the big thing the managers look at is stats and different things throughout games and the intensity of it, not just running, it's the high-intensity work as well that teams do. And he had a big impact on that and thankfully you've seen the rewards from it.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What were the key moments in Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Everton?
0:05–1:49
2
How did Sunderland secure their Premier League safety?
1:49–3:40
3
What impact did Sam Allardyce have on Sunderland's performance?
3:40–6:26
4
What did John O'Shea say about the team's recent form?
6:26–8:08
5
How did Sunderland's new signings affect team dynamics?
8:08–21:44
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