da bwin： Sunderland have suffered a pretty poor start to the current Premier League campaign and their first few games suggest not much has changed on Wearside, despite David Moyes’ summer appointment.
da brdice： The former Everton man was supposed to come in, change things around for the better and guide the Black Cats to a potential top-ten finish.
But in reality, it’s been quite different.
Coming out of the international break, Sunderland sit rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with just two points from seven games. No wins, five defeats and thirteen goals conceded. Unfortunately, it’s just not good enough and they’ll need far more going forward.
But we’re an optimistic bunch here at Football Fancast and we want to try and find some good from their poor start.
So here are three positives Sunderland should take from their first seven games…
They withstood a dominant Manchester City side in their opener
Despite losing 2-1 at the Etihad in their season opener, you’ve really got to give Sunderland credit for the way they withstood Manchester City on the day.
Until their 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane, City had been absolutely dominant in their league games, winning every single one before becoming unstuck against Mauricio Pochettino’s team.
The fact Sunderland kept the scoreline respectable and actually scored in the game should be a huge positive going forward.
There is some real young promise in their ranks
In Joel Asoro, Sunderland have a young forward who has so much potential.
At just 17 years old, he’s only going to get better and after he made his first-team debut against Middlesbrough, Black Cats supporters are getting seriously excited.
He’s played three times for Sweden’s U21 side and many are tipping him for a promotion to the first-team in the very near future.
The seniors might not be flying but Osoro could be a beacon of real hope going forward.
Some seriously tough fixtures are out of the way
Games against Manchester City, Everton, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Spurs are now behind them, which compared to some teams in the division, is a seriously tough run.
Take West Brom, for example, who haven’t played a single top-four side this campaign and have all the giants to come.
Stoke, West Ham and Bournemouth are all to come in the next couple of weeks for the Black Cats, which is a much easier run of games than those we’ve seen already.