| McCarthy’s own battle
for survival
 Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy’s nightmare first season back in the
Premiership continued against Fulham.
The Black Cats’ recent 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage that left them 10
points adrift at the foot of the Premiership will increase speculation
about the former Ireland manager’s future.
McCarthy said: “I shouldn’t be surprised by the report because we’re
bottom of the league with six points but I can’t do anything about it.
I’ve just got to get on with the job.”
The New Year certainly didn’t bring about any change in fortune for the
under-pressure manager whose team deserved something after their latest
trip to London.
He said: “I’ll keep coming to work. The performances are OK but the
results are not coming. I’m not aware of anything that’s going on and
until that changes you’ll see me on the sidelines urging the players on.
“This was Groundhog Day. I don’t think we deserved to be beaten. We were
by far the better team in the first-half and that’s not looking at it
with rose-coloured spectacles.”
Not even a stunning opening goal from Liam Lawrence after seven minutes
could provide Sunderland with the kind of boost to go on and record
their second away victory of the season.
Former Black Cats’ manager Howard Wilkinson believes the Sunderland
board should publicly back McCarthy after the latest reports about Kevin
Keegan being approached to replace him but a real worry for McCarthy
must now be whether or not the fans have lost patience with him.
|
