EPL: Vito Mannone says the war is not over yet
have achieved nothing yet and still have
'three finals' ahead of them to secure
Premier League survival.
Gus Poyet's side looked doomed to
relegation just a few weeks ago but have
followed up a 2-2 draw against
Manchester City with a stunning victory at
Chelsea and a 4-0 win over fellow
strugglers Cardiff City to climb out of the
bottom three.
However, while Mannone is pleased to
have built up some momentum, Sunderland
are currently only outside the drop zone on
goal difference and he knows there is a lot
of work to do in their final three games.
Sunderland travel to Manchester United on
Saturday before facing West Bromwich
Albion and Swansea City at home.
Mannone said: "We cannot assume that we
have achieved anything. Nothing has been
done yet - we have just started the job.
"Before the Cardiff game, we had four
games to go, and we talked about how they
were four finals for us. We've only won
one.
"There are still three more to go and they
are every bit as important, if not even
more. We have only won one battle. To win
the war, you need to succeed in another
few fights.
"Finally, we got a big performance and a
big result. I thought we deserved the win,
and we played like we should play every
game at home. We dictated the game and
played our football.
"We created a lot of chances, and made the
other team suffer, which we haven't always
done this season. The crowd was
exceptional and, as a team, I thought we
did exceptionally as well. It was the whole
unit working together, and thankfully we
ended with the win."
Mannone is confident Sunderland can
retain their top-flight status and then push
on next season, saying they could become
a 'really good team' with some astute
signings in the transfer window.
"We have a lot of momentum and that
carried over from the matches at
Manchester City and Chelsea," said the
goalkeeper.
"I am just hoping we can finish off the job,
and build on it next season. I think we
have an excellent squad, even though we
haven't performed as we would have
wanted to this season.
"With a few additions we can be a really
good team in the Premier League.
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