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HappyWith a victory over Hull City, Michael Beale achieved his first triumph as Sunderland’s manager.
And Rangers supporters will recognize his post-match debriefing from the Boxing Day victory all too well because he went back to his tried-and-true playbook following the English Championship victory. Following a devastating 3-0 loss to Coventry at the Stadium of Light in Beale’s opening game, in which his own supporters chanted for the reinstatement of fired manager Tony Mowbray, the Black Cats were able to resume their push for the promotion spots.
However, Beale’s game against Hull, their play-off rivals, went much better. They won by a slim 1-0 margin at the MKM Stadium, moving them up to sixth place in the standings. After the final siren, Beale praised his team for exhibiting two crucial aspects of character and mindset. “I’m absolutely delighted with the group’s mentality,” the Sunderland guard stated. In the last third, I believe we can get a little picky in our pursuit of the ideal goal.
Furthermore, the quotes confirm what he said after his first victory in the Ibrox hot seat during his disastrous 11-month tenure at Govan. “I thought we played well in the second-half and we turned the game around which was fantastic in terms of mentality and character of the group,” he said after defeating the Hawks 3-2.
“In the second half, we dominated and they really absorbed the information I gave them. Though I’m thrilled, we had excellent opportunities to go ahead and extend our lead as well.”
By daniel abwa
