Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet is adamant that his side
can ensure Premier League survival despite their terrible slump in form.
Poyet's men are second bottom of the division and four
points adrift of safety following a run of six top-flight games without a win,
five of which have ended in defeat.
The Wearside club were beaten 2-1 by West Ham in their
last outing and visit Tottenham next Monday.
But Poyet insists Sunderland do have enough to remain in
the Premier League and has urged his players to display more composure in the
final third of the pitch.
"I thought the shape of the team was very good
against West Ham," the Uruguayan told the Shields Gazette. "We were
going forward very well, playing good football.
"But the only problem was that we weren't putting
the ball in exactly the right place in the last third - it was the last cross,
the last shot that was letting us down.
"And I think that was simply because we were a
little bit in a hurry.
"We wanted to move the ball fast, we wanted to play
at a good tempo.
"But sometimes the difference between being quick
and being in a hurry is very little, and we were a little bit in a hurry in the
last third.
"We want no regrets and no excuses. I still believe
that if we play the last eight games with the intensity we've played these last
two, then we will win games."
Culled from Soccerway
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