Director of Football Florent Ghisolfi has revealed a easy instruction for employees and gamers throughout a return season to the Premier League – “be Sunderland”.
The 41-12 months-outdated left a job as sporting director at AS Roma final summer season earlier than he joined the Black Cats in July as they ready for his or her Premier League return.
Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle about why he got here to Sunderland, Ghisolfi mentioned: “The potential of the club. I’m a builder, I like to build.
“It’s not solely construct, right here it was to strengthen – the id, the foundations – proceed to construct and I like that.
“The potential of the club [I liked] because of the facilities, the fan base, the atmosphere, the identity and the culture. I was very optimistic in the capacity we had to stay in the league and for the retention was not an easy challenge.”
As half of the preparations for his or her return to the high flight, Ghisolfi oversaw an overhaul of the squad in a summer season switch window that had 15 new arrivals at the Stadium of Light.
It has proved profitable up to now with Regis le Bris’ aspect sitting eleventh in the desk and comfortably away from relegation, having been one of the favourites to go down at the starting of the marketing campaign.
Asked about the objectives of the membership, he mentioned: “I don’t like to speak about ambition. I’m always asking to everyone in the club let’s be focused on who we are. To be the best version of ourselves, the best version of Sunderland and this is the most important.
“The first phrases to the crew and to the workers was ‘no goal’. We did not ask for retention [in the league], high 10. No goal, simply be the best version of Sunderland.
“It means every day what we are, who we are, how we are working all together. This is the big focus we have – be Sunderland.
“We do not care about the outcome. Be Sunderland, and after that, we’ll be proud.”
Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds here or by clicking play on the clip above
