Tony Mowbray says Sunderland's youngsters are improving all the time as they gain more experience at Championship level. The Black Cats have combined the youth and potential of players such as Dan Neil, Anthony Patterson, Jack Clarke, Amad, and Aji Alese, along with the nous of more seasoned pros like Corry Evans, Danny Batth, Bailey Wright, and Alex Pritchard, to good effect in the first half of the campaign.
And while there have been times when Sunderland have given up leads late in games when a more experienced side might have seen things through, Mowbray insists he has no real complaints. Instead, he says the young players are learning important lessons which will turn them into better footballers and benefit the club in the long run.
"Game management is massive in football - not panicking when the other team has a lot of the ball," said Mowbray. "As long as you are filling the right positions and you are denying them space in critical areas, I think that's fine.
