Michael Beale is the new Sunderland head coach, and he is eager to persuade the supporters that he is worth their while.
After taking over as head coach after Tony Mowbray, Michael Beale is eager to show the Sunderland supporters that his selection was the right one.
Beale, 43, most recently coached Scottish powerhouse Rangers, and he has managed Championship rivals QPR before.
Fans of the Black Cats had mixed feelings about his appointment following his firing by the Rangers in October.
Beale said to BBC Radio Newcastle, “I think I am the correct person moving ahead, but I have had to earn the right.”
“I have been assigned the task, and the next thing I do is crucial. I am too busy working to hear all of the noise, but I would have to live on the moon to be unaware of it.
“I will have to win the fans over because they adore this club,” I would not be sitting here right now if I was concerned about it.
“I am really impressed by how they responded because it shows me that they care deeply about their club and are defending it against this guy from another area of the nation who quit a well-known position that was not considered effective.
“To be honest, I need to take a closer look at my win percentages and the changes I made there at Rangers, but what I do next will be the true test.”
In the blue side of Glasgow, expectations and passionate support were part of everyday life as Beale set out to establish Rangers as the dominant force amidst Celtic’s comeback under Ange Postecoglou and, more recently, Brendan Rodgers.
His time spent on the south side of the Clyde River did not lessen his desire to be actively involved in the game, nor did it lessen the demands of a fervent fan base that come with playing for a major league team.
“You can sense the joy in my voice; that is the power of the team behind it,” Beale continued.
“If you are going to work in football, work in an environment where potential and expectations are high. You are probably at the wrong level if there is not that much noise around it.”
He arrived to the Stadium of Light at the same time that Mike Dodds, the temporary manager prior to the hiring, was elevated to assistant.
Beale is thrilled about the prospect of adding current coaches Michael Proctor and Alessandro Barcherini to the team.
Beale recalled, “I attempted to nab Mike a few back with a different team.” “I truly value him; managers are not superhuman, and you have to divide the task.”
“That is what we have already done, and Tony [Mowbray] really liked him.
“If space permits and the time is appropriate, we will expand it. We share many beliefs, Mike is very important, and everyone does their part.”
Sunderland is “fixated on development.”
Fans and commentators have conjectured about Mowbray’s leaving prior to the announcement of Beale as his replacement, and sporting director Kristjaan Speakman has expressed gratitude to the Teessider for his contributions to Sunderland.
“We thought that in order to fulfill that advancement and improvement, we needed to make the adjustment,” Speakman stated. “The club is preoccupied with progression and developing.”
“Are you going to implement the change early, when it is unexpected, when people could be worried, and when the benefits are not really worth it? We were not in a precarious situation; do you decide too late?
“We believed it was the perfect moment to make a change, as Michael [Beale] has already discussed the opportunity to come into a team that is performing well, the team is in a good situation, and you are not having to pick the team up off a long string of terrible outcomes.”
