Corry Evans admits Sunderland players were thankful of a brief pause in the campaign after a hectic start to the Championship season. The Wearsiders have already seen a managerial change at the helm, with Alex Neil departing for Stoke City and Tony Mowbray coming in to steady the ship.
The nature of the current campaign and the need to cram in games for the World Cup, means Sunderland have played two games a week on most occasions. However, with the World Cup now in full swing, the Black Cats were given just over a week off before returning to training in Dubai.
"It’s quite similar in that I normally go away on internationals in November time but it does have a sort of pre-season feel about it” Evans told SAFC.com. “But it will all be geared up towards our first game back against Millwall on the 3rd.
