Success has escaped Sunderland Football Club in recent weeks. The club has only won two games since Phil Parkinson took over the team (WhoScored.com). This has caused fans to become increasingly distrustful of whether he is, in fact, the man for the job.
In a pre-match interview before their league fixture against Gillingham on the weekend, Sunderland fans were left even more concerned. And worse, they were bored. When the interviewer asked about the team’s injuries, Parkinson delivered a drab update. The supporters were uninspired by the message, claiming that it was ‘bleak’ and that the manager has no personality.
Bleak
— Scott Smith (@scottysmith81) December 5, 2019
Boring lost interest
— TweetFish (@Weetfish0077) December 5, 2019
Well he proper stoked my fire there pic.twitter.com/kf0iNrAILU
— ????? ?????? (@guffsafc73) December 5, 2019
Personality by pass that lad
— Ian Willis (@wllsin) December 5, 2019
Is Parkinson's personality a problem in the dressing room?
Yes
No
One fan hopes the manager is more upbeat around the players, while another isn’t even going to bother clicking on the video.
I hope he’s abit more upbeat around the players….
— Craig Lisgo (@CraigLisgo) December 5, 2019
Not even gonna bother clicking play on that.
— Dean Lamb (@Chubfubbler) December 5, 2019
What do we think?
If he can’t entertain them during games, they at least expect him to entertain them during press conferences. But as it stands, Parkinson isn’t even capable of doing that.