Lee Cattermole wants Sunderland to play like Newcastle United


 
 
 
 
 
 

Lee Cattermole is not impressed by what he is seeing at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland are currently on their third manager of the season (so far) and for outsiders, it is still bizarre that the Mackems sacked Tony Mowbray in December when they were competing for a play-off spot.

Then the Sunderland fans forced Michael Beale out after only a couple of months and 11 Championship matches.

The Mackems now on a run of only two wins in their last thirteen league games and have lost eight of them. The latest Sunderland boss Michael Dodds taking things to a whole new level…

Former Sunderland skipper Lee Cattermole has given his verdict on his old team.

This sparked by their latest woeful performance and failure to score at the Stadium of Light.

Lee Cattermole was at the match last weekend when relegation fighting Millwall won 1-0.

Cattermole now wanting Sunderland to play like Newcastle United.

No Premier League team has scored more goals at home this season than the 43 goals that Eddie Howe’s players have scored at St James’ Park, so now the ex-mackem captain wants his old club to copy that.

Sunderland to be the equivalent front foot entertainers but in the lower leagues.

The Mackems have only one managed one goal in their last five home matches and that was in the 5-1 humiliation handed out by relegation strugglers Blackburn.

Instead of going for goalless draws at home, Lee Cattermole demanding his old club show a bit ambition, especially at the Stadium of Light.

Lee Cattermole speaking to BBC Total Sport this week:

“You look at Newcastle and the way that they play at home.

“I think we (Sunderland) have got to do exactly the same.

“We have done that in the past.

“We had that a lot under Tony Mowbray.

“In terms of front foot attacking football… pressing high.

“We have just lost our way a little bit.

“Especially that Millwall game.”