I wasn't sure about Regis - I am now, insists Poyet

Former Sunderland boss Gus Poyet admits he had early doubts about Régis Le Bris before last season's promotion push to the Premier League.

- by Sport Reporter

Poyet met Le Bris during the Black Cats' preseason last summer and, with close ties to owners Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Juan Sartori, kept a keen eye on the club's progress throughout the campaign.

Asked if he thought the Frenchman would adapt to English football so quickly, Poyet said: "No, I'm going to be honest, no. Not for two or three reasons. One, because he was alone. At a point, you know, he didn't bring any of the French assistants, and I've been up there and been a foreigner, alone.

"I remember talking to the people from the club, to the owners, I said, bring him someone, please. Give him a little bit of support, someone who can go and eat even. And then they brought a coach - I don't know from where - but they brought a coach.