SUNDERLAND welcome Sheffield Wednesday to the Stadium of Light this afternoon buoyed by fresh hope but nagged by familiar problems.
A 2-0 victory at Cardiff on the opening weekend, the first game under new manager Regis Le Bris, provided plenty of reasons for optimism.
Primarily, it marked a departure from the wretched form and insipid performances that saw Sunderland tumble to 16th place and spend 2024 as the second-worst team in the Championship amid a calamitous sequence of managerial appointments.
Summer signing Alan Browne was typically industrious on his debut and there was even a goal from Jack Clarke, a player few Sunderland fans dreamed would still be at the Stadium of Light after last season’s 15-goal haul.
That Clarke has not yet joined Southampton or Ipswich, the two sides credited with a concrete interest, is due to Sunderland’s insistence on a £25m fee – something neither of the Premier League newcomers are prepared to pay.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 18, 2024 من The Football League Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 18, 2024 من The Football League Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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