Chris Coleman spoke of rebuilding Sunderland but, with the club bottom of the Championship, a wantaway owner unable to sell and poor player recruitment, he now seems less certainWhen Chris Coleman walks into a room, one question invariably seems to echo around the walls. “Why?” the former Wales manager is asked. “Why Sunderland?” The moment at a Christmas drinks party when someone put it rather more bluntly and inquired what the hell he was doing there was not an isolated cameo.Coleman typically responds with grace and humour but, just lately, his talk of “sleepless nights” and “soul destroying” afternoons in the technical area, allied to the sense he is “in the middle of a tornado” and “staring into an abyss”, hint at inner doubts. Related: Chris Coleman risks Ellis Short’s wrath with brutal Sunderland assessment Sunderland have arguably the best stadium in this division, certainly the biggest, but that’s no advantage because our players can’t play in it. They aren’t handling the pressure. They’ve been abysmal Related: Championship roundup: Sunderland go bottom after Bolton defeat Continue readingreadfullarticle
