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But as Davey said we were out done in midfield last season, out muscled.. But with Cana gone and Cattermole (who I rate quite highly) suspended I reckon we can go on and take 3 points, going to be tough though
The most important man for us on Saturday evening will be :-
The referee!!
Sunderland aren't a filthy team like Stoke / Wolves / Newcastle / Bolton / Blackburn / Birmingham (f**k me that's more than a 1/4 of the league) but Steve Bruce will have watched last nights game and seen how Cesc / Jack / Sammy destroyed a team that gave us time and space.
I'll bet £1million that Bruce's team talk will be along the ago old lines of "get stuck into 'em lads, hit 'em early, let 'em know you're there cos they don't like it up 'em". We've seen it so many times but still refs turn a blind eye to so many agricultural challenges.
With a strong ref I reckon we'll win 0-2 but with a Riley type ref it could easily be 1-1.