Breaking:Phillips Blown Away by Sunderland’s New Hero

Former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips has hailed the Black Cats’ new

head coach Regis Le Bris, claiming that the Frenchman

has been a “revelation” since arriving on Wearside.

Sunderland have now taken 19 points from their opening nine matches this term,

and speaking before the contest as part of Sky Sports’

coverage of the action on Wearside, Phillips was quick to identify

Le Bris’ impact as a key factor in his old club’s electric start.

He said: “I’ve spent quite a bit of time up there this season. As you can imagine,

they’re very passionate about their football up there.

With what Newcastle have achieved in the last few years,

Sunderland needed something, certainly this season.

“With the new manager being appointed,

I think everyone’s eyebrows were raised because no one really

knew anything about him, but I have to say he’s been a revelation

since he’s come to the football club. The performances back it up.

He’s very different to what they’ve had before. He’s very analytical in his work.

He’s very methodical. He’s not a ranter

and raver from what I hear. He sits back in training, he doesn’t get involved

too much in the training, in the day-to-day sessions.

But he brings clarity to the football club. The messages are very,

very simple to the players, and you can see that in their play.