David Moyes has called for more patience for managers after a period of high profile sackings, including his own from Manchester United and Real Sociedad in the last two years.
The Daily Mail reported that the Sunderland manager said: “You know, if you look at the clubs which really had good success, Brian Clough was at Nottingham Forest, I think, for 18 years; Sir Bobby Robson was at Ipswich Town for, I think, 13 years; Sir Alex Ferguson, you look at Arsene Wenger and then myself.”
“If you look at the length of period that managers were there, you would say the clubs which have kept their manager for a long period have tended to get a level of success.”
“They could be different eras, but because of media, because of a different type of pressure which comes under the owners or different owners I could say as well, it’s not been quite so good.”
Sunderland face Moyes’ former club Everton at the Stadium of Light tonight, hoping to earn their first win of the season after narrow 2-1 losses against Manchester City, Middlesbrough and a draw with Southampton.
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