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Talking Tactics: Swansea City (A)
Gus Poyet's first game in charge was meant to mark a fresh dawn for Sunderland AFC - instead, it may well have set in motion an even greater nightmare. 4-0 was the eventual margin of the Swans' victory, with Poyet's philosophy barely having chance to take root in a set of players who effectively gave up after 45 minutes.