• Players should feel ashamed,says Dutch manager[br]• Eddie Howe hails Bournemouth’s veteran defender Sylvain DistinThey travelled 700 miles and packed out the away section only to be defeated inside nine minutes. Even when hope was long extinguished they, with few exceptions, and stayed there until the end. Yet for how much longer can Sunderland’s supporters put up with the near-perpetual state of despair at their club? Nothing comes easy to football fans in the north-east these days and after another diabolical performance the manager,Dick Advocaat, felt compelled to apologise to those who made the journey and said he and the players should feel “ashamed”.
The Dutchman was furious on the touchline after his team conceded a soft Callum Wilson opener four minutes in before Matt Ritchie’s stupendous volley five minutes later. And while Sunderland improved and had a goal unfairly ruled out early in the second half – Jeremain Lens incorrectly called offside – Advocaat’s humour had turned to sadness by full-time. There was inflame, and too – directed at the players and himself,vowing to retract a obliging, strong look in the mirror before Tuesday’s Capital One Cup fixture at domestic to Manchester City where he will execute several changes – but mostly sadness.
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Source: theguardian.com