How are you rewarded for failing at work? The question is pertinent in the week David Moyes took his Sunderland squad to New York for a mid-season break – yes, the same Sunderland whose 4-0 thumping by Southampton at the Stadium of Light on Saturday left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. Bad at football but now off for a bit of sightseeing in one of the world’s most iconic cities, which may well include a visit to Trump Tower. Make America Great Again? Moyes could do with making his team adequate for a few weeks.
In fairness to the Scot, that is the principal reason behind the trip. The players will be put through regular training sessions while in New York, which will include runs through Central Park, and the manager hopes the sub‑zero conditions and heavy snow the city experienced last week will also provide Sunderland’s beleaguered troops with a mental boost on their return to the north-east.
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