The Sunderland boss is still deciding on a final line-up despite the Premier League season just around the corner.
With a friendly date against Leicester City today, one would think that the Black Cats would have settled everything related to the starting team. But coach Martin O’Neill is still fretting upon who to pick, as his side prepare to face Arsenal in their opening
fixture.
Everyone from Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo are using their last outing, as a replica of the first Premiership game and usually opt for their toughest side as they look to tackle the test that lies in the nine months.
However, optimism for the Lads is at an all time low, with only one signing so far and a move for Steven Fletcher seemingly not going through. Although the club have been linked with swoops for players such as Jermaine Defoe and John Guidetti, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Cuellar
has been the sole arrival at the helm.
Only a few weeks remain before the closing of the transfer window and O’ Neill will need to hurry up if he is to get his hands on a strong squad before the summer is out. But until then, the coach claims that there will be a cloud of mystery to who plays
against the Londoners.
“I have no idea about the team for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 at this minute. You would like to think there would be someone in by that time. That might not materialise, I am not making any promises. We are active to try to get some players in.”
“It is no more difficult than I envisaged, but we want to try to add quality to the team which we need and what some of the good football players at the club deserve. A lot of players will be away on international duty next week which fragments it a bit,
but I expect it to really hot up now,” he said.
Sunderland have flourished under the tutelage of Martin O’Neill, with the trainer guiding them to a decent mid-table finish after taking over from Steve Bruce.
And now with pre-season under his belt, he is likely to scale his previous achievements and take the team to new heights.
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