Sbragia warns players over final day

Fri, 22 May 13:41:28 2009

Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia has warned his players they can leave nothing to chance as they attempt to cling on to their Barclays Premier League status.

The Black Cats go into the final weekend of the season the most comfortable of the four clubs still in the relegation mix with West Brom having finally succumbed last weekend.

But unfortunately for Sbragia's side, the fixture computer handed them a last day clash with Chelsea, who could rest key players ahead of the FA Cup final, but who have approached the end of manager Guus Hiddink's temporary reign in blistering form.

In the circumstances, he will draw inspiration from Bradford's remarkable escape back in 2000, when David Wetherall's goal sealed an unlikely and decisive victory over Liverpool.

Sbragia said: "I am confident we still stay in the Premier League. I am confident - but we have got to go and do it.

"I can remember Bradford playing Liverpool and nobody gave Bradford a hope in hell, and they won 1-0, so it can always happen. We have got to go out there and be a bit braver and take the game to them. Anything can happen in football, and we hope we can come out with a win."

 

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  1. I know these are testing times Cameron but take it easy­ son.

    From PATRICK, on Sun 24 May 9:14AM
  2. (P) ricky hasn't a clue has he; safc have­ absolutely no chance of getting anything from this­ game.
    So really his players SHOULD take that for­ granted and just get on their prayer mats and hope hull­ and my Toon don't win . . . . . . . otherwise­ they're gannen doon, doon, doon - with Paul the­ N(once) and Ian the Minute pen is.

    From cameron w, on Fri 22 May 8:49PM
  3. martin o'neil life long sunderland supporter...how­ sweet to send the skunks down..

    From ian m, on Fri 22 May 3:41PM
  4. Tony K(nobhead) is a Turd! Fact Fact Fact Fact

    FTM.­ your going DOON.

    Come on the Villa

    From Paul N, on Fri 22 May 1:51PM
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