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Tries (and fails, sort of) to put the finger on why a side so bad under Bruce can suddenly be so good under O'Neill. This paragraph in particular:
Then again, what is often construed as luck is often the result of confidence, which in turn stems from organisation, discipline and a manager's personality. For that, O'Neill can certainly take credit, but again the measure is subjective rather than being discernible by statistics. Under Bruce this season, Sunderland never lost a game by more than a single goal. It's easy to criticise him, and nobody would seriously argue that Sunderland are not a better side under O'Neill, but equally Bruce took Sunderland to sixth at the end of January and in games like the 3-0 win at Chelsea he proved he was not the tactical neophyte many portray him as.
A lot of us were saying similar about us losing by the odd goal. If the difference isn't tactical, or in personnel, then what makes Hughes another Bruce rather than an O'Neill? Is it just his personality? Or do you think our players are in such a state that even O'Neill couldn't have motivated them?
Tries (and fails, sort of) to put the finger on why a side so bad under Bruce can suddenly be so good under O'Neill. This paragraph in particular:
Then again, what is often construed as luck is often the result of confidence, which in turn stems from organisation, discipline and a manager's personality. For that, O'Neill can certainly take credit, but again the measure is subjective rather than being discernible by statistics. Under Bruce this season, Sunderland never lost a game by more than a single goal. It's easy to criticise him, and nobody would seriously argue that Sunderland are not a better side under O'Neill, but equally Bruce took Sunderland to sixth at the end of January and in games like the 3-0 win at Chelsea he proved he was not the tactical neophyte many portray him as.
A lot of us were saying similar about us losing by the odd goal. If the difference isn't tactical, or in personnel, then what makes Hughes another Bruce rather than an O'Neill? Is it just his personality? Or do you think our players are in such a state that even O'Neill couldn't have motivated them?