Sunderland player Michael Chopra believes the international break will give the Black Cats time to recover from an indifferent start to the season. Sunderland picked up four points in their opening two games but have since lost four games in a row.
This includes a poor showing against Wigan and a shock Carling Cup upset at Luton Town. This coming weekend Sunderland welcome Reading to the Stadium of Light who have themselves struggled. Chopra hopes fortunes improve.
“It has not all been disappointing. Even at Wigan we could have got something and you are not expected to get points off teams like Man United and Liverpool,” Chopra told The Northern Echo. “But it’s right. Whenever you play Reading, Wigan and teams down there battling around you, you have to take as many points as you can. Come Reading we need those three points because we let ourselves down big time at Wigan. We have to start from the whistle. We can’t afford to be slow out of the blocks.”
Sunderland were not in action last weekend as the top flight broke up for international fixtures. Chopra is hoping the free weekend will allow Sunderland to get back on track and back into the points.
“At times a break can be good for you and at other times it can hurt you. It can upset the rhythm. But because we have lost four games on the bounce it has given us time to regroup. We have to work out our plans for the Reading game and things are going well,” he said.
Sunderland player Michael Chopra believes the international break will give the Black Cats time to recover from an indifferent start to the season. Sunderland picked up four points in their opening two games but have since lost four games in a row.