The Black Cats currently find themselves in the Premier League bottom three.
Sunderland’s John O’Shea in action with West Bromwich Albion’s Salomon Rondon
John O’Shea has suggested that the frequent changing of management is the reason that Sunderland once again find themselves in trouble, the Daily Mirror reports.
David Moyes’ men are currently situated at the bottom of the Premier League table, having failed to win any of their first seven games this term.
Sunderland manager David Moyes speaks with John O’Shea and Jermain Defoe
And having been a part of the team that has only guaranteed survival in the final weeks of the season over the past few years, O’Shea has suggested that the club’s inability to stick with one manager has hurt their chances of moving themselves away from danger.
“It’s a case of new ideas yet again,” he said, as reported by the Mirror.
Sunderland manager David Moyes
“It was made out as a seamless transition, but it never can be. We’ve had a few managers here and every single one of them is different. It’s never going to be exactly the same as the last one.”
In fairness to the Black Cats, Moyes’ appointment came in the wake of Sam Allardyce’s decision to take the England job, so it is hard to blame them for that change.
Sam Allardyce is one of five permanent managers Sunderland have had since Di Canio’s appointment three years ago
However, the Republic of Ireland international is surely right to lament the lack of stability within the club. Since Paolo Di Canio’s appointment in 2013, the Stadium of Light has seen five permanent managers appointed.
And while Moyes’ start to life with the club would suggest that he may also be in trouble, O’Shea appears to be convinced that sticking by their boss is the only way that Sunderland are going to make progress in the coming years, perhaps even if they have to make a couple of backwards steps first.
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