Sunderland Chairman ‘Still On The Hunt’
Sunderland chairman,
Ellis Short, called in a press conference, riling up the media, after
Paolo Di Canio was sacked in the off-season. Speculations throughout the internet gave the
Sunderland faithful some hope, as the pre-season closes in.
Ellis Short, once again has ‘failed’ to bring someone suitable to the club, with
Di Canio being the 6th manager in less than 5 years appointed at the
Stadium of Light.
Ellis Short
The Sunderland chairman in his press conference.
Short in the press conference, said,”Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking thoroughly at the options, even looking at lower-league managers, such as we did with Di Canio.” When questioned upon the
Di Matteo rumors of him signing for
Sunderland,
Short responded,”The media will always be speculating, such as
Gino Peruzzi joining us, even before we had tabled an offer. However, in the case of
Di Matteo, the board and I believe that we can reach a deal.” The
Sunderland chairman added,”We do have to be on the prowl looking for other managers, just in case the board and
Di Matteo hit a snag in discussions. Who knows?” Short also said,”We are looking at every aspect on the manager. Tactical, money-wise and if the fans would like him as a prospect.” The latter is known to have completely chalked off
Tony Pulis, whose type of football has been called as another sport ‘rugby’. As
Short answered various questions by the journalists, his conference was ended early, with a board member himself coming to get the chairman. Again, this riled up the media, with
#SunderlandToMakeAnAppointmentSoon trending on
Twitter for a few hours.
Paolo Di Canio
The former Sunderland boss had a rocky relationship with the fans.
Many
Sunderland fans are against the idea of having
Champions League winner
Roberto Di Matteo at the club, with many fans naming his type of football as ‘the anti-football’. A comment on Twitter stated,”
Di Matteo wouldn’t be a wise decision, if my beloved Sunderland want to get better over the years.. Last year we barely made it out of the relegation places, and with
Di Matteo, relegation is a probability.” With time ticking on the clock,
Sunderland are putting themselves in a hard position, with managers along time, are running out.
Sunderland Fans
Fans still waiting on the successor of Paolo di Canio.