Colback Questions If Players Deserve Dubai Trip

Jack Colback believes Sunderland's two-week break in the Middle East has come at a bad time. The Black Cats flew to Dubai on Monday and will return back to Wearside at the weekend. Jack Colback: “To be honest I think it’s come at a bad time. “On the back of two defeats you don’t really want to have a break, you want to go on to the next game and try to get a few points. “In that sense, it’s a bit of a bad time, but it does give us chance to take a step back and assess. "It also gives the new lads a bit more time to settle in, but they’ve done that quickly anyway. “We got a couple of wins in a row and got up to 11th and within touching distance of the teams above us. “It was disappointing that we haven’t been able to get a win since then to take us in to the top ten. “But the performances have been good, so it’s onwards and upwards.” Source: Sunderland-Mad

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