Gus Poyet reveals disappointment on Jack

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Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has revealed his disappointment surrounding midfielder Jack Rodwell, who offered the club a major hope after signing from Manchester City for £ 10 million in the summer.

Rodwell was expected to finally overcome his injury problems and excel in his midfield role due to regular game time. This has not been the case as the former Everton man has been suffering from niggling injury problems like the latest groin injury. This has led to a stop and start season and his form has suffered a result of it.Poyet has been hopeful of getting Rodwell back to 100% soon.

For the first time this season, Poyet expressed his dissatisfaction with the way Rodwell’s signing is turning out for the club. The 23-year-old midfielder has not featured for Sunderland since being sent off in the 0-0 draw against Fulham in the FA Cup a month ago. This is due to a combination of suspension and injury problems.Poyet has confirmed that the player is still 50-50 to feature this weekend. Sunderland have a mammoth clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Unlike in the last 12 months, the black cats will not have an easy ride against United who have rediscovered their form. Continue reading “Gus Poyet reveals disappointment on Jack”

Gus Poyet unhappy with goals made and conceded

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Conceding 24 goals in 16 league matches is not the way that Gus Poyet and his team at Sunderland wanted to end the year. The manager of Sunderland has hinted out the possibility of signing a defender in the January transfer window but the Uruguayan tactician also stated that it will be difficult and he can’t promise the supporters of the club anything at this point in time.

Wes Brown and John O’Shea are some of the defenders that Gus Poyet prefers to utilize on a usual basis but that defensive duo are over 32 years old each and a replacement could be in sight as Poyet is thinking about what he is going to do when the January transfer window comes rolling along and some of his main players in the squad are reaching an age where it’s time to consider looking around for alternatives.

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