Former Sunderland forward Michael Bridges has admitted that he tried to convince the Black Cats to appoint Ange Postecoglu as the club's manager back in 2017. The Australian has done a terrific job since joining Celtic last summer but Bridges attempted to get him to Sunderland before Chris Coleman was appointed in November 2017. This was during the season where the Black Cats were relegated to League One.
Coleman spent just five months in charge, winning five of his 29 games in charge as Sunderland finished inside the Championship bottom three. Jack Ross, Phil Parkinson and Lee Johnson have since tried to turn the club around but found it tough to do so, while Alex Neil is now trying his best to get the Black Cats back to the second-tier.
It has been a tough few years for Sunderland, but it could've been a whole lot different if Postecoglu was given a chance. And Bridges has revealed how he tried to get the former Australia manager to the club.
