After surprising the footballing world by leaving his post as Wales manager to take charge of Sunderland, Chris Coleman has got his work cut out to turn things around. The Wearsiders were relegated under new West Ham boss David Moyes, putting an end to the nine years they had spent in the top flight.
Moyes took over a side that had flirted with relegation for a number of years, but were on the up after a fabulous end to the 2015/16 season under Sam Allardyce. The players were highly motivated and they had a strong squad, with the likes of Lamine Kone, Yann M'Vila, Jan Kirchhoff and Jermain Defoe forming a solid spine of the team.