Gus Poyet New Sunderland Manager: 5 Things Black Cats Fans Can Expect

2. A New Style Of Play & Man Management

It was a players' revolt that ultimately led to Di Canio getting the axe, and Poyet will need to earn the trust of the dressing room if he is to avoid a similar fate to this, and the one endured at Brighton. Di Canio got the sack when Sunderland players approached the club's chief executive Margaret Byrne to complain, and Poyet might know a thing or two about how that feels. The Uruguayan was ultimately dismissed at Brighton over an email he sent to players and staff condemning the fact excrement was found in Crystal Palace's dressing room ahead of the Play-Off semi-finals back in May. He will be hoping for a better relationship with the personnel at the Stadium of Light, and that will ultimately come down to how he man-manages the players and gets them playing. Owner Ellis Short wants to see his side play with fluidity and take on a more attacking approach, which Poyet achieved as he guided Brighton out of League One and into the Championship Play-Offs. If he can emulate that attacking approach at Sunderland, and get the players on side, he has a fighting chance.