'A week to prepare for one of the biggest games in our history'
Sunday's trip to take on Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium was probably one of my favourite away days. The sun was shining, the Guinness was flowing and Sunderland turned up once again when it mattered most. Despite going behind against the run of play just before half-time, we came out in the second period even more determined to succeed, and we got the job done because of a fantastic team effort.
[BBC] [Getty Images] Sunday's trip to take on Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium was probably one of my favourite away days. The sun was shining, the Guinness was flowing and Sunderland turned up once again when it mattered most. We have recovered more points from losing positions than any other Premier League team, demonstrating the incredible mentality of our squad in adversity.
Despite going behind against the run of play just before half-time, we came out in the second period even more determined to succeed, and we got the job done because of a fantastic team effort. Three goals, three points and a week to prepare for one of the biggest games in our history - a face-off at the Stadium of Light with Chelsea where, if we win and results go our way, we could finish inside the top eight and qualify for Europe. Now we have to get ready.
There's a big team effort required to ensure that the fans and the players work in unison so that, come full-time, we know we've done all we can to reach that goal. Hey, we might not qualify even if we do win, but all we can do is hope for the best. This has been an unbelievable season and, as I wrote a few weeks ago, I wouldn't write Sunderland off just yet.
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