Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Advocaat: Struggle against relegation 'not my cup of tea'

Former Sunderland coach Dick Advocaat claims the squad at the Stadium of Light is "not good enough."

Dick Advocaat walked out on Sunderland after coming to the conclusion the squad was "not good enough" and acknowledged a relegation scrap was not his "cup of tea."

Advocaat's resignation was confirmed Sunday, 24 hours after his final game of a seven-month tenure ended in a 2-2 draw against West Ham.

The Dutchman has cut a forlorn figure during the Wearsiders' abysmal start to the season — they failed to win any of their opening eight Premier League games — and revealed he had made up his mind to go prior to the weekend.