Paolo Di Canio promises changes at Sunderland
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Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has vowed to make big changes at the club, regardless of whether his side remain in the Premier League next season.
After their the Black Cats could still go down.
The Italian said: "Let me be sure that we are going to keep the club up, and then I am going to change everything.
"I'm not going to push all the players out but I am going to keep the right players and bring in the right players, if it is possible."
Sunderland can secure their Premier League status on Tuesday night without playing if FA Cup winners Wigan lose at Arsenal in their game in hand - a result which would send Roberto Martinez's Latics down to the Championship.
If not, a draw against Spurs next weekend would make sure the Stadium of Light club retain Premier League football, with Wigan playing fellow strugglers Aston Villa.
Since taking over at the end of March, Di Canio has picked up eight points from six games - and he admits it has been a struggle at times.
"When I came, I knew before the quality we had was exciting. I'm talking about Stephane Sessegnon, Adam Johnson, John O'Shea at the back - and many others, young fellas with quality," he said.
"But the environment - I am not accusing anyone, it was dead.
"I have been part of this environment for five weeks and eight points in six games, in this situation, the players have performed a miracle.
"Before I signed a contract with the club, I would have signed for eight points from six games, so the lads have done an amazing job."
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This is why people will like Di Canio - he doesn't hold back. This is a not very subtle message to both the players, the club staff and the money men. They'll stay up, because Wigan will probably go down tomorrow.
A lot of people on here seem to resent the North East for some reason. Maybe because they cannot replicate the passion and atmosphere we generate at their own half full dumps of grounds!
2 points in previous 8 games under O'Neill
He's given us a good chance to stay up, under O'Neill we were dead and gone. People forget we now have our top 3 goalscorers out, there was something like 7 goals between the starting 11 on show yesterday, none from the centre forward. If we stay up, it'll be a miracle frankly. He deserves a chance.
All he has done for me is delay the inevitable. Wigan have enough to beat Arsenal. They showed what they are capable of against a team full of world-class quality on Saturday. Our safety is by no means certain yet
Yes, it's a joke isn't it?
Say what you like about PDC but he certainly didn't get Sunderland in the mess they're in now.
Damage was done before he arrived. As a Spurs fan, I am hoping they get nowt from us, so they need results to go there way...
Swindon were left in administration by his last set of transfer dealings, cant see this ending happily either.
All you have to worry about is the FA cup winners winning. Have a good night's sleep arsenal fans...
He took Bent, added the ekkers. Now we have Bentekkers! And the Prem is a better place with him in it.