“It’s a good lesson!” | Régis Le Bris | Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal - video Dailymotion

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Sunderland Head Coach Régis Le Bris said that his side’s draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal was a good lesson for his side, as they pitted themselves against one of the top sides in Europe, whilst Middlesbrough Assistant Manager Adi Viveash was proud of the resilience Boro showed as they defeated Birmingham City at the Riverside.

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00:00Sunderland's 2-2 draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal was a good lesson.

00:06That's according to their head coach Regis Labrice,

00:09who praised his side's character in what was an eventful match at the Stadium of Light,

00:14which saw the Black Cats take the lead but then fall behind before finally drawing level.

00:19It's still tough against a team like Arsenal, one of the best teams in Europe,

00:25so you have to do a masterclass, otherwise it's impossible to win something.

00:32I think the first half was well balanced.

00:37We tried to defend high when it was possible and organized a deep block,

00:44really compact, narrow, aggressive, and we had the opportunity to manage the ball sometimes.

00:50And we even felt that it was possible to disturb them in that part.

00:55The second half was a bit tougher because you defend for long periods

01:00and then you have to stay composed with the ball.

01:03And we still have a really young squad, really young players,

01:09without great experience in the Premier League, so it's a good lesson.

01:13And Middlesbrough assistant manager Aidy Vavish praised Borough's resilience

01:18in their victory over Birmingham City at the Riverside Stadium

01:21following a turbulent week on Teesside,

01:24with Rob Edwards set to depart the club for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

01:28Yeah, I think it was, it turned, you know, we started very well, I think, in the game.

01:33I think we were very happy with the shape at the start of the match.

01:36We got the goal and I think we looked real good value for that

01:39and I thought we were going to go on, you know, we had, I think, 51 to 49% possession in the first half.

01:44But we knew coming into the game, we had a couple of doubts.

01:48Dale's a soldier, he's captain, he's a middlesbrough boy, so he put himself out there.

01:52You know, I really appreciate that.

01:54My target the same, you know, they were both struggling, but they wanted to do it.

01:59But we knew if that happened that we'd probably going to have to change shape.

02:02We talked about it, we'd planned for it and that's what we tried to execute.

02:06It took us a little bit of time to get going.

02:08In that period, they scored the equaliser, which we're very disappointed that it was given.

“It’s a good lesson!” | Régis Le Bris | Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal

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