Why Sunderland Should Cut Their Losses by Sacking Paolo Di Canio

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After just five matches in the English Premier League this season, Sunderland have earned just one point and have become the laughing stock of the top flight.

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The main reason for the troubles the Black Cats are experiencing is their manager Paolo Di Canio.
Di Canio took over at the club at the end of March and provided the club with a boost of fresh energy that kept them away from being relegated to the Championship last season.

While Di Canio's efforts from the 2012-13 season were celebrated, those accomplishments are now buried deep in the mind of the Black Cats and their fans.

In their four defeats so far this season, Sunderland have conceded 10 goals, including three in each of their last three matches, and have scored just twice.

Their current three-match losing streak has seen the club lose what were supposed to be very competitive matches against the likes of Crystal Palace and West Brom. Most would have chalked up last week's loss to Arsenal as a loss when the fixture list was released.

The multitude of signings that Di Canio brought into Wearside during the summer transfer window have not molded together yet.

The patience of everyone around the club is beginning to run dry.
American forward Jozy Altidore has yet to score and pairing him with established goal-scorer Steven Fletcher up front has failed to succeed.

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Jozy Altidore has not been successful yet at Sunderland in four matches. 

 

Di Canio let one of his better playmakers, Stephane Sessegnon, depart for West Brom on deadline day. Sessegnon enacted his revenge on the club with a goal on Saturday against the Black Cats for West Brom.
Di Canio has not done himself any favors in the eyes of the fans either. His strange post-match antics—after the most recent loss to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday—looked like a manager conceding to his supporters that he has nothing left to offer.