Report: Sunderland chief Louis-Dreyfus now considering 43-year-old who was ‘awful’ in his last job

Sunderland now considering 43-year-old manager who was sacked for ‘awful’ spell

Report: Sunderland chief Louis-Dreyfus now considering 43-year-old who was ‘awful’ in his last job

A new name has emerged on Sunderland and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus’ managerial radar.

 

Sunderland’s managerial search appears to be ramping up following the club’s sacking of Tony Mowbray on Monday.

Several names are being linked and it seems there are a couple of front-runners in European bosses Will Still and Julien Sable.

Other names have been mentioned too; Kieran McKenna is perhaps an obvious one, Sol Bamba a more surprising one, and now Michael Beale has been mentioned.

 

An emerging report from Daily Record say that Beale is among the early contenders for the job at the Stadium of Light.

 

Michael Beale in Sunderland contention after ‘awful’ Rangers spell

Beale was most recently with Rangers where he lasted just shy of a year, winning 31 of his 43 games in charge to leave him with a win rate of 72.09%.

 

Despite the former QPR boss boasting the highest win percentage of any manager since Ally McCoist between 2011 and 2014, Beale’s tenure was largely deemed a failure, with Chris Sutton branding Beale’s time at Ibrox as ‘awful’.

 

But Beale’s previous showing at QPR remains fondly remember by neutrals; he guided the R’s to the top of the Championship table for a brief spell at the start of last season, doing so with mostly the same set of players that are currently struggling in the relegation zone.