The Sunderland AFC end-of-season player ratings and what they tell us about the rebuild ahead
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www.sunderlandecho.com— Sunderland’s 2023/24 campaign came to a disappointing conclusion on Saturday as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. It was a season that started with much promise after the brilliant sixth-placed finish the Black Cats managed to achieve in their first campaign back in the Championship. Despite some persistent struggles in the final third Sunderland looked well placed to at least to push to repeat that feat, but the departure of Tony Mowbray began a spiral all the way down to 16th....
Daily Mail—PLAYER RATINGS: What a player Cole Palmer is but Reece James' season is over after silly red card and which player has given Gareth Southgate a headache?. A fourth successive Premier League win lifted Chelsea to sixth in the table. Mail Sport's Aadam Patel rates the players from Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium.
Daily Mail—Man United 'CANCEL end of season awards dinner' following abysmal campaign under Erik ten Hag because club 'doesn't want to distract players' ahead of FA Cup final with Man City. United have reportedly called off the dinner for the second time in three years. Erik ten Hag and management want players to be focused on the FA Cup final. Erik ten Hag's potential replacement needs to beware 'micro-manager' Sir Jim Ratcliffe -
www.sunderlandecho.com—Which Sunderland players played the most minutes this season. An underwhelming season has come to a close and all eyes on what should be a summer of change at Sunderland. Just 12 months ago, a Tony Mowbray-led Black Cats side had secured a place in the Championship play-offs and the mood remained positive despite a semi-final defeat against Luton Town. What materialised did not live up to the hype as Mowbray departed months later and successor Michael Beale failed to make an impact during his short-lived reign. Mike Dodds was placed in interim charge for...