Exclusive:Regis Le Bris has been hailed for the ‘spectacular’ job he has done at Sunderland
Regis Le Bris’ impact has been hailed at Sunderland this season.
Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris has been hailed for the ‘spectacular’ job he has done at the Stadium of Light.
Having led Sunderland from the Championship to the Premier League and then into European football for the first time in 53 years, it has been a simply remarkable 2.5 years on Wearside for Le Bris to date. With Sunderland battling on four fronts this season, the pressure will ramp up and the club’s head coach has been praised for his impact by pundit Alan Smith.
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Half of the Sunderland squad are currently away on international duty with the Black Cats not back in action until October 10 when Brighton visit the Stadium of Light. Can Sunderland match their seventh-place finish of last season though given the additional fixture pressures of the Europa League?
Speaking to the Echo via BestBettingSites.co.uk, Smith said: “I don't see them finishing where they did last year. I think they'll stay up. But they're trying to buy too, they got Malick Fofana for 20-plus million, so trying to improve as well. But yeah, it's a testing season with Europe, definitely.”
And there was warm words of praise for the job being done by head coach Le Bris, Smith added: “In the summer, there seemed to be one or two rumours floating about whether he was going to stay at the club, and I couldn't quite believe it. I don't know where those rumours came from, and why they surfaced, but I think he's been sensational, really, to do what he's done.
“There haven't been many teams that have come up, especially in the last 10, 15 years, and achieved a European place. It's been spectacular from him.”
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