Under fire Martin O’Neill has told Sunderland fans that he’s the best man for the job- and the only man for the job.
A year after replacing Steve Bruce O’Neills finds himself in a relegation zone with a six pointer coming up against Reading.
Sunderland have won just two of their last 23 Premiership matches with O’Neill well aware of the whispering that’s going on behind his back
“So you go and put someone else in charge,” he asked previewing tomorrow’s visit from Reading. “He gets a group of 12, 13 games and can’t win any matches? It’s the same thing.
“I don’t want to sound wildly boastful, but not only am I the best man for the job, I am actually the only man for the job.
“We will steer it through, we will get calmer waters ahead – it might take us a few months to do that – and then we will see.
“If we are continuing for the next couple of years to be in this position, then I will certainly question it then.”
The former Celtic boss added: “Progress eventually, no matter what you think about it, is determined by results on the pitch, and we are in a similar position, so you could say whether we have made that sort of progress or not.
“It’s interesting because it’s really the same squad that we have had – we still have, I think, about 19 players from last season.
“The spirit is still there, and that was the thing I noticed most, really, that it hadn’t been broken, and that spirit should stand us in really decent stead.
“But spirit alone is eventually not enough. Of course you need to add and we need to get stronger if we can.”
Sunderland are four points ahead of Reading going into tomorrow’s match.
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