Championship

REGIS NEEDS TO MAKE RIGHT CALL FOR DERBY DATE

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The LeaguePaper Team
2 February 2025

By Chris Dunlavy

SHARP-SHOOTER: Wilson Isidor scores against Sheffield United

TO THREE or not to three? That is the conundrum facing Regis Le Bris as his Sunderland side prepare to tackle Middlesbrough in a blockbuster Tees-Wear derby tomorrow night.

Since arriving on Wearside last summer, it has become abundantly clear that the Frenchman favours a 4-2-3-1 system, with the extra midfielder providing a greater degree of control and defensive security.
Nobody could argue that it hasn’t worked. Sunderland topped the table in the early part of the season and - contrary to expecta...

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