Michael Carrick brought Manchester United to the Stadium of Light, looking for a win to help confirm him in the best job he's ever gonna get. Sunderland had other ideas though, gunning for a spot in Europe Regis Le Bris needed his side to win and the lads went all out for it. Step in and come see how Sunderland set up to nullify Fernandes. How Xhaka and Le Fee controlled the game and possibly Geertruida's last appearance for the lads.

I've scoured the net, watch lots of games and put together a summary of some of the exploits of our squad over the International break. It's got some highlights, analysis and contextual History, so why not take a look at what Xhaka, Brobbey, Sadiki, Talbi and Alderete got up to on International Duty and it's all presented in a Trans World Sports kinda vibe, for those of you old enough to remember. Enjoy. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Granit Xhaka 01:26 - Brian Brobbey 05:33 - Noah Sadiki 07:39 - Chemsdine Talbi 10:01 - Omar Alderete 13:08 - Outro

Just how did Sunderland slay the entitled neighbour up the road? Well it wasn't that difficult really. They played with no recognised striker up top, convincingly lost the midfield battle and had no substitutes to dictate any change. This aside, Sunderland had a solid game plan they largely stuck to and aside from gifting Newcastle United a goal inside of 10 minutes, they executed their plan pretty well. A second half performance of perfection sealed what might easily have been a larger score line on another day. So enjoy the supercut, the analysis and the digs. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Arrival 01:06 - Selection 01:42 - Stats 02:23 - Saudi Tactics 04:53 - Pressing Ellborg 05:51 - Sunderland Tactics 07:23 - Geertruida 10:03 - More Threat 11:34 - Forgetting the plan 13:10 - Second Half 13:31 - Fire up the Quattro 14:57 - Botman Dies 15:48 - Racist Abuse 16:17 - Song Remains the Same 16:41 - In Your Head 17:41 - Ascendent 18:25 - Desperate Howe 19:18 - Dominant Lado 20:47 - Lacking Luck 21:37 - Efficiency Rating 22:27 - Giving Up 22:53 - The Wall of Asuncion 23:42 - Subs 24:24 - Poetry 25:59 - More Subs 27:10 - Hang in there 28:07 - Reflections 30:06 - Outro

Relive the Regis Le Bris masterclass delivered at Stamford Bridge when Sunderland upset all predictions to hand Chelsea their first home defeat with 11 men in the Premier League in over a year. Only Manchester City have accumulated more points at home in the last 12 months than Chelsea, but today, they were made to look ponderous, slow and devoid of ideas about how to break down Sunderland's defensive set. So just what did Le Bris do to break up the most productive attack in the entire division and still provide a flexible enough tactical shape to create so many chances in the game, eventually coming away, deserved winners? Watch this detailed breakdown of the tactical masterclass that saw Enzo Maresca run out of ideas, if not wingers, to find out. Consider subscribing to this site to see more of these match reviews. Oh and share with everyone you know.

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