Dick’s post Norwich Advochaat: brief and to the point. Or is that to the pointless?

 Jake: Does Dick look a little peeved? Worries even?
Jake: Does Dick look a little peeved? Worries even?
John McCormick writes: I didn’t have a good feeling about this game. I don’t know why; possibly it’s because we’re crap. And when that first goal went in I thought, Oh, bugger. Still, these things happen and we can come back from them, can’t we?
As if, as my PE teacher friend once used to say.

I hope we can come back from this; I’m not sure that back four can but what about the manager? What does he think?

Find out for yourself as Colin shares the (very short) post-match e-mail Dick sent to him, and perhaps to two or three others.

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Dick’s post-Leicester Advochaat: And what can we learn from today….?

John McCormick writes: I spent the afternoon in Whiston Hospital, a phone and internet free zone, so I had no idea of what was happening at Leicester. So far so good, you might think, but as we drove up, just as the teams came out, I thought back to the last time I was there. We were taken apart by a Liverpool team that ran at a poor defence and popped in three goals before we knew what had happened.

I hoped history wouldn’t repeat itself, but it looks like it did.
 

Dick's chaat, by Jake
Dick’s chaat, by Jake

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Advochaat on the importance of Jermain’s two goals to beat Toronto

The return of Advocaat. Dick, by Jake
The return of Advocaat. Dick, by Jake

The bare bones of it, courtesy of safc.com, are that Sunderland beat Toronto with a Jermain Defoe double after his former club took the lead: ‘two well-taken efforts … the first, in the 65th minute, reward for Defoe’s persistence in a scramble on the edge of the area, the second four minutes later after of a flowing counter-attack led by Adam Johnson’. And no battle royal with Jozy Altidore, who did not play. Dick Advocaat was happy for the fans and for Defoe, as his post-match email shows. Much coverage and photos to come – and yes, the players acknowledged the support …

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Advochaat: Pachuca 3 Sunderland 1 but ‘we’re making progress daily’

The return of Advocaat. Dick, by Jake
Dick, by Jake

Another your game, another defeat, another ‘don’t worry’ from the boss. Playing the new green away kit, Sunderland (see line-up*) got off to a perfect start in Sacramento, Jack Rodwell finishing well from Emanuele Giaccherini’s pass. There were chances to extend the lead but the Mexican Premier league side were level after 25 minutes, ahead and on top at half time and comfortable winners by the end, Jordan Pickford having to save a second-half penalty. We’re still waiting for Jesse Burch’s Salut! Sunderland ‘Sunderland Out West’ report but here, with a minimum of detail or fuss, is what Dick Advocaat made of it ..

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