All season long, despite our fantastic start to the Premier League campaign, we’ve heard that Sunderland have been good… but, they haven’t really played anyone yet. Which, of course, we all know is a complete
load of rubbish. The Premier League is full of great teams with great players, and there are no easy games.
I suppose you could say we hadn’t yet really been up against the established elite (although, Manchester United fans would probably take offence to me saying that, but they simply aren’t the same beast they once were), so when a trip away to Chelsea was on the cards we had the perfect opportunity to shut any doubters up.
Thankfully, we did just that with what was an unbelievably controlled and measured performance.
This was no smash and grab — Sunderland more than deserved the victory and once again showed that immense “Til The End” spirit that has run right through this team since Règis Le Bris took charge at the club.
Having gone behind very early, we scored twice and broke the hearts of the Chelsea supporters when Chemsdine Talbi buried his chance in injury time. Wilson Isidor, our top scorer from last season, got his fourth Premier League goal of the campaign to keep proving why he’s the man who should be leading the line in red and white each week. These goals didn’t happen by accident, and all of the key players involved in the moves which led to Sunderland scoring are proper top quality, top flight footballers.
Teams we’re about to face in the coming weeks will not be looking forward to playing us, I’m sure of it. We are not your typical Premier League side and, to be blunt, we’re bloody horrible to play against.
Wewill work harder than you; we will out-fight and out-battle you. You’ve got to be prepared to go to war with us in the trenches if you want to defeat us, and we will be direct and make you as uncomfortable as possible if it means we are going to take points from you.
Bring it on, I say. I’m enjoying how much that Sunderland seem to be upsetting the established elite and are defying the odds — let’s keep on showing why we are different, and why it’s unfair to compare us to other promoted sides from previous seasons who didn’t show an ounce of the ambition that we have.
P.S. — does this mean we’re now World Champions?!
