Not again, are the
clamors around the Stadium of Light, after seeing their squad submerged once
again in a crisis so deep, that this time they may not be as lucky, to get off as easily,
like in the past campaigns.
Still for David Moyes
with no solutions to remedy and to try, putting a stop to these series of odd
results for his club, by the looks of it, he is running out of ideas and
solutions to stop the skid.
So far, in nine
matches played, the Black Cats offensive attack has only managed to score six
goals in their favor and seventeen against, no wonder this Tyne- Wear squad is going
through such a crisis.
With just a couple of
draws against Southampton and West Brom and hitting the bottom of the overall
league table with just two points, no wonder their followers are singing of their
club mediocre campaign.
As the crowds in the
Stadium of Light, in their last meeting against almighty Arsenal, the crowds
after seeing the disinterest from their initial eleven, suddenly the whole stadium
started signing in unison the words of How awful we are!
In addition, I do not
blame them, after all the Sunderland faithful has not enjoyed or cherished in
the previous campaigns a winning one, just being in the edge of their seats and
praying for their squad to not going to the infamous championship league.
On this weekend, the
Black Cats were to host a tough and resilient Arsenal FC, playing like a
contender and seen as a strong candidate to win the league shield.
For the locals it was
the right time and an opportunity to try to score an all-around upset to one of
the leagues foremost of squads and with a win over the league leaders, this
would come in the right moment.
As the match
progressed both squads put on a display of their best football, still the
wisdom of the Gunners Manager Arsene Wegner was seen immediately, when he saw
how feeble the Sunderland defensive core could not defend against his aerial
game.
Despite the Tyne-
Wear squad, its Boss displaying a 4-5-1 formation, in his quest of reinforcing
his backfield and prevent that the posts defended by his keeper Jordan Pickford
not beaten.
For David Moyes
seeing his troubles once again falling flat and his strategies and squad not
putting a dent on the Londoners momentum, after these managed to score the
equalizer in the 65th minute via Jermain Defoe.
Many though in the Stadium
of Light that the game was going to finish with a lone goal when Alexis Sanchez
beat the defense and scored the first goal of the match in the nineteenth minute
with the game staying put in the Londoners side.
After the penal that the
Gunners players argued, these saw their lead blown away after 64 minutes of
pure dominance, but the path of victory is paved in making all the right moves
and at the end for Manager Arsene Wegner his moves paid up.
With both Alexis
Sanchez and substitute Oliver Giroud putting his squad ahead in 71st
minute and five minutes later he put the score at 3-1 and later Sanchez put the
icing on the cake in the 78th to seal the deal for Arsenal.
Poor is the adequate word
to describe a squad that so far has not displayed a simple piece of brilliant or
dynamic football that can make them into a contender and with upcoming matches against
Bournemouth and Hull City.
The upcoming matches
for the Black Cats are vital if not crucial for them, to consider their
salvation a bit more seriously, but in the eyes and minds of this club top
brass the outcome will be grounds to make a drastic decision.
Especially in their club
helm, if Moyes does not deliver in his project, as the Cherries will be a tough
foe to beat but not impossible, as for the recently promoted Tigers, currently in
the relegation spots.
Maybe that elusive
and long awaited win may arrive, but in the case of the Black Cats, they will
have a tough fight against the Hull City squad, with these looking forward to
use the Tyne- Wear Boys as their stepping-stone out of the relegation spots.
For David Moyes to
turn things around at Stadium of Light will be a bold endeavor in his quest of
getting off from that negative streak that seems to haunt him since his days at
Old Trafford and Anoeta.
Can he turn the tide
in favor of his Black Cats and maybe salvage this odd campaign all the way to its conclusion and shake off his so-called Trafford curse or will he
endure another fracas to overshadow his long won accomplishments during his
time at Merseyside.
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