Sunderland must “fail” to learn and grow says Régis Le Bris

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Sunderland Head Coach Régis Le Bris has outlined the importance of failure in sport, to help his players learn and grow in their pursuit of promotion. Daniel Wales reports.

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00:00Sunderland's young squad have fought their way through an arduous season so far, full

00:05of highs and lows, that has left them challenging for automatic promotion from the Championship

00:10back to the Premier League. The loss against Leeds on Monday was not ideal, but they are

00:15a side who must become used to facing adversity. Regis Labrisa and his side are constantly

00:21learning in this league, and against Leeds they faced a side who demonstrated just why

00:26they are sat at the top of the Championship table, having not lost in the league since

00:30November. Sunderland tested their resolve, but ultimately came up short on this occasion.

00:37Labrisa was certainly complimentary of Leeds, but also of his own team's performance.

00:44We learned a lot from the strong opponents, because they can push our limits, and I think

00:53it was really useful for that. It showed that we were really consistent in some parts

00:59of the game, so it's good to say it again, because for example our triangles were really

01:07impressive during this game. On the other side, we know that with these good qualities

01:16in possession, this pressure they can impose, we have to learn from these experiences to

01:25find new ways to build up the game for example, so every opponent, especially the stronger

01:33I think, are useful to learn. Many of Sunderland's players have demonstrated

01:38maturity beyond their years this season, but just how have they taken the loss against

01:43a promotion rival such as Leeds United? I think they were OK. It's still difficult

01:50to lose a game, especially a strong fixture like that, because they worked a lot and they

02:02gave a great amount of energy during this game, so after that you have 24, 48 hours

02:09to recover and we have to accept that. This morning was OK and I'm sure they will be ready

02:15for the next fixture. That next fixture is Hull City at home, with

02:20Lebris outlining that this is the time for leaders to step up and be counted, with failure

02:26needed to learn and to grow. Yes, sure, because you need positive and negative

02:32experiences to grow and if they want to have a great career, they will have low points

02:42in their learning course and I think the better players, the best players are these ones.

02:48They can suffer, they can fail, but at the same time they can learn very quickly and

02:55be back to their best level.

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