Sunderland Set To Change Tack In Managerial Pursuit as Mauricio Pochettino got linked

elsewhere in their search for a new permanent head coach.

More than two weeks have passed since the end of the regular season, and this Sunday, Leeds United and

Southampton will square off in the play-off final at Wembley to determine who will get promoted back to the

Premier League at the first attempt.

But the 2024–25 season will start in a few weeks, leaving the Sunderland board with little time to name a new

manager to take Michael Beale’s place in the dugout permanently after his resignation in February.

Following Beale’s firing, Mike Dodds became interim leadership for the second time this season.

Sadly, his tenure as manager didn’t go as well as planned; in his 13 games in command,

the Wearside team only managed two victories. The team just finished seven points above the relegation zone in

16th place in the standings.

Mauricio Pochettino , the former manager of Chelsea, is one name that has been connected to the open position at Sunderland.

The Swedish coach hasn’t had a job since leaving the Bundesliga team in November—the former home of Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp.

However, a recent report from German publication Watson claims that Svensson is the clear favorite to take

over at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga this summer, which could be a setback to Kyril Louis-Dreyfus’ hopes of

appointing the 44-year-old.

Author’s Perspective

For Sunderland, Svensson would have been an amazing appointment. Despite the club’s tight budget,

the Swede led Mainz to consecutive top-half finishes in the German top division, an incredible accomplishment

since he followed in the enormous footsteps of legendary managers like Klopp and Tuchel.

But he’s shown himself in Germany, so it makes more sense for him to take a position at Union Berlin than to

play in one of the hardest leagues in the world with the Black Cats. It’s time for Louis-Dreyfus to start over from

scratch.

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