Editorial: There’s no need to let negativity set in — let’s look forward with optimism.
I hold my hands up — I just didn’t see that coming on Saturday.
Since our season has started so brilliantly, even the most pessimistic Sunderland supporters must have expected us to leave Home Park with all three points. Of course, I’m probably the one who gets carried away the most.
Although we’ve played nearly beautifully and Plymouth hadn’t won a game until they beat us, I should definitely have predicted this.
First of all, Sunderland. Nothing in life should ever surprise you. Furthermore, it is true that Régis is the victim of the Manager of the Month curse.
I won’t go over the game in great detail again because I wrote about it in my post-match Matchday Musings piece that published on Sunday. However, I believe it’s fair to say that Plymouth deserved to win, even though all three of our goals were absolute gifts from our usually reliable defence and goalie. The performance was insufficient, and if we had won, it would have been.
I suppose that brings us back down to earth at an opportune moment, because the games coming up don’t get any easier and we have to face Middlesbrough next, who are bound to come to the Stadium of Light with their tails up and with the confidence that they can beat us in the same way that Plymouth did.
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It demonstrated that we are fallible human beings. We are able to have bad days.
We now have to react. You have to behave like Champions if you want to be Champions at the end of the season, and I’m very confident if you asked the players whether they do, you’d get a loud yes. And occasionally even Champions fall short.
The way you handle disappointments is what matters. In the infrequent instances when Manchester City fails to win a football match, they make every effort to make amends. Instead of sulking and letting their heads down, players pick themselves back up, regroup, and come into the following game even more determined to make the opposing side pay for their previous outing’s sense of defeat.
The manner that all the big guys approach this next week of preparation is how Sunderland ought to do the same. We are unable to proceed if we let negativity take hold.
Actually, I believe that this holds true for all of us. As supporters, we must work to put the previous performance behind us, keep in mind that we are a strong team, and hold out hope that this was only an anomaly that we will overcome.
Although certain players have rightfully received criticism for their performances on Saturday, it would be ideal if we could move past it and move on. Being enmeshed in suffering can never be beneficial. These guys aren’t terrible players because of one poor performance.
This team is talented and dynamic, with the ability to perform incredible feats on the pitch. Let’s keep it in mind as we prepare for this next game, believing that we can not only win but also resume our where we left off prior to the international break.
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