‘Just can’t see…’: Journalist delivers damning verdict on Michael Beale after Sunderland defeat

Today, Sunderland fell 2-1 on the road against Birmingham City, and Michael Beale was once again the subject of attention.

Today, Sunderland traveled to St Andrew’s to face Tony Mowbray, their former manager.

And it was he who defeated his old team, coming back from behind to score twice in the second half after Jack Clarke had given Sunderland the lead in the first.

Following the interval, the Black Cats shot themselves in the foot; some dubious defense let Birmingham City back into the contest, which ultimately resulted in them taking all three points.

Beale was undoubtedly a topic of conversation heading into the match due to his midweek loss at Huddersfield Town and his matchup with the man he replaced at the Stadium of Light.

James Copley: It’s ‘not going to’ work for Beale at Sunderland

After his first few games in charge, specifically a home defeat vs Hull City last month, Beale was a man under huge pressure.

Almost every Sunderland fan was unhappy with his appointment, but a run of three games without defeat, and two wins, took a huge amount of that pressure off his shoulders.

But today, everything seemed like it had lined up for things to go one of two ways for Beale; win and he’d look like the right man for the job, lose and he’d look like the wrong man.

James Copley

@JamesCopley_

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