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da prosport bet: Phil Parkinson has come under heavy fire for his disastrous start to life as Sunderland boss, with some fans calling for Kevin Phillips to come in and replace the failing manager.However, they seem unlikely to get their wish given Stewart Donald’s backing of Parkinson, and with the transfer window looming it may not be a good idea to part company despite the negative results.That is one of the arguments made by Roker Report’s Damian Brown, who also argues that the Black Cats boss has the ability to change the club’s fortunes – a suggestion some fans simply can’t agree with.Watch Sunderland Videos With StreamFootball.tv Below
The idea that this may just be a sticky patch, or a steep early learning curve, has been suggested, but the early signs are not good with just two wins so far and looking at the other side of the coin, it would perhaps be an even bigger risk to trust Parkinson with new signings – a prospect that doesn’t fill some supporters with much hope.
While it may be unfair to judge his recruitment since he is yet to sign a player, there has been cause for pessimism under Parkinson.
He has continued Jack Ross’ uninspiring and insipid style of play but the Black Cats are now much easier to roll over and score goals against, demonstrated by the fact Sunderland have kept just two clean sheets in 13 games under Parkinson.
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As a result, not many share Brown’s view that the Sunderland manager can bring about positive change, as so far he has only made things worse since his arrival.
With two games remaining until the transfer window the suspension of George Dobson has created a headache for Parkinson which could hinder Sunderland’s chances of returning to winning ways.