ABOVE: Sunderland midfielder Alfred N’Diaye
The manager is very similar to what I’m used to playing in France so it is really no different for me.
Midfielder Alfred N’Diaye
SUNDERLAND’S French midfielder Alfred N’Diaye
claims Paolo Di Canio’s disciplinary crackdown suits the club’s foreign
brigade just fine.
But he reckons the Italian’s no-nonsense
methods have come as a massive culture shock to the British players at
the Stadium of Light.
Phil
Bardsley, Titus Bramble and Matt Kilgallon have all fallen foul of Di
Canio since his arrival two months ago and will all leave the Black Cats
this summer.
And several team-mates are struggling to cope with the new regime.
But
according to French Under-21s international N’Diaye, who joined the
Mackems from Turkish outfit Bursaspor in January, Di Canio’s
zero-tolerance approach is just what Sunderland require to avoid another
relegation struggle next season.
“The manager has a new mentality and we accept it,” said the midfielder.
“Next season, we’ll move forward together and play better.
“The manager is very similar to what I’m used to playing in France so it is really no different for me.
“It’s more different for English players but for me it’s normal.”
Di
Canio has already spoken to Sunderland owner and chairman Ellis Short
and told him he wants to overhaul the squad during the close-season.
Short
is ready to back his new manager but has warned him he may have to
raise a significant chunk of his transfer kitty by selling players.
Two
of the most saleable assets – goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and striker
Stephane Sessegnon – have admirers but are also among just a handful of
players Di Canio is keen to hang on to.
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