Marvin said:
I'd take a point at Sunderland. They're not winning, but still difficult to beat at SOL, & it will be a huge game for them. Knowing our luck they will probably beat Bolton and have some confidence back plus determination.
The struggling teams are the worst teams to play at this stage in the season.
I agree with that to a point, but I think the saying that there are no easy games in the premier league has never been truer than it is this season.
At the moment, I think the team has confidence and the competition for places is high with nobody guaranteed a starting place. They are learning how to play the new systems and to concentrate for the whole 90 minutes. I also think the tactics are pretty much right.
The 3 games aginst Stoke might just have been a lot more valuable than the results suggest. It's early days for Mancini, bUt I think he and the team have adapted very well. I can't see us being out fought or out thought by the likes of Fulham anymore.