BBC · Oct 10, 2024
How did an unknown Frenchman transform Sunderland?
Image caption, Regis Le Bris has won six of his nine Championship games as Sunderland head coach to take the Black Cats to the top of the tableIf you cast your minds back to when Regis Le Bris was first appointed Sunderland head coach in June, there would have been plenty whose first thought was - who?
The Frenchman was somewhat of an unknown outside of France, the boss of Ligue 1's provincial club Lorient with little managerial pedigree.
A quick look on a search engine would have told you he had just seen his club relegated from the top flight of French football after a season of dismal displays of defensive frailty.