Sunderland are currently bottom of the Premier League table.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole has insisted he sees no problems at the club and says he is tired of hearing otherwise.
The Black Cats are currently bottom of the Premier League table having managed just one win under new manager David Moyes so far.
It is looking likely to be another tough campaign for them, with a relegation battle surely on the cards.
Of course, this is not the first time they have found in a similar situation, with the club having ended up battling relegation for a number of years.
Sunderland manager David Moyes looks dejected
That has led to suggestions from some pundits that there are problems off the pitch that are causing their issues, but Cattermole refutes such an idea.
“I get fed up reading about the problems at the club. This is the problem, that is the problem, he is the problem,” he told the Daily Mail.
“I look around and what do I see? An unbelievable training ground. Amazing staff. Incredible fans. I don’t see any problems here. So it becomes too easy to say, ‘Sunderland – they’ve got problems’. I’m sick of hearing it.”
Crystal Palace’s James McArthur celebrates scoring their second goal with Connor Wickham and Joe Ledley as Sunderland’s Lee Cattermole looks dejected
For now, Sunderland will have to focus on fixing one major problem, and that is their position in the league table.
They sit bottom of the table and six points from safety after just 11 games of the season.
That is a big gap for them to make even at this early stage and it is going to take a serious effort from Cattermole and his teammates for him to avoid the drop once again.
Sunderland manager David Moyes before the game
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