Six and a half years ago, with Sunderland 23rd in the Championship, Simon Grayson was fired. Since then, the club has had seven permanent managers.
The task at hand is different than the one that was thrown upon the 54-year-old in 2017, even if he was among several coaches who felt that the job on Wearside was too difficult.
Despite going seven games without a victory under Mike Dodds, the Black Cats have a long list of talented players at the Stadium of Light, and they should be expected to return to the Premier League in the upcoming years.
Tony Mowbray was so close to accomplishing this challenge after making it to the play-offs the previous season. But according to Grayson, many managers at Sunderland find the demands to be too “difficult”
It’s a major club, huge expectancy levels from everyone because they do demand that they’re contending for accolades – whether it’s in the Championship or the Premier League,” the former Black Cats coach stated in an interview with Football League World.
Because managing a club the size and stature of Sunderland attracts so many individuals, it’s one of those that has those expectations, which makes it a really challenging job.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out as well as how the summer progresses.
What Sunderland manager expected to do?
During our previous Championship season, we had a much tougher position to fill at Sunderland because of our terrible ownership and roster, which included players like Donald Love, James Vaughan, and Jack Rodwell.
But this new job is much more interesting. With Jack Clarke’s departure imminent, we will have some extra money to spend and a tonne of ability and quality to work with.
It might be a very alluring chance for them if the manager has experience working with young players.
The lofty expectations Grayson mentions aren’t actually present. We didn’t really expect much from Mowbray, and we didn’t plan on making quick progress this year either; all we asked for was some effort and a clear path forward.
The only issue a manager might have is that they wouldn’t have control over transfers, but if they can get past that, it’s a really promising position.
