Premiership Preview: Sunderland

Sunderland

In
Cabral (Basle) Free
Modibo Diakite (Lazio) Free
Valentin Roberge (Maritimo) Free
David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Goteborg) Undisclosed
Vito Mannone (Arsenal) Undisclosed
Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar) Undisclosed
El Hadji Ba (Le Havre) Free
Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus) Undisclosed
Ondrej Celustka (Trabzonspor) Loan

Out
Titus Bramble Released
Matthew Kilgallon (Blackburn Rovers) Free
Ryan Noble Released
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) Undisclosed
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) Undisclosed
Danny Graham (Hull City) Loan
Alfred N'Diaye (Eskisehirspor) Loan
James McClean (Wigan Athletic) Undisclosed

Positives: With all the Ins and Outs that has gone on over gthe summer at Sunderland this is Di Canios team and they have made some good signings with the most eye popping one the signing of Emanuele Giaccherini from Juventus. No dount Di Canio and his Italian connections made that one possible. With stories emulating from their pre-season camp abiut some of their fitness training they should be the fittest team in the premiership if nothing else. Also should be motivated by the sheer presence of Paulo Di Canio and lack of motivation has hindered Sunderland teams of the recent past.

Negatives: Paulo Di Canio can snap at any moment and his temper has lead him into trouble several times as a player and as a manager while he was at Swindon.His unpredictable volatile nature could affect the team in the worst way and players could lose confidence in their manager pretty quickly from there. If he can reign in himself from such tantrums than it should not be an issue. It could take time ti blend in all the squad as well since there are many new faces in so expect a slow start. Overall though I think Sunderland with Giaccherini especially in the side can finish top half and get a decent cup run as well.

Prediction: 9th