David Moyes has ordered his Sunderland players to develop an ugly streak to dig the club out of Premier League relegation trouble once again.
The Black Cats scrapped their way to a creditable 0-0 home draw with high-flying Tottenham on Tuesday evening as they produced a concerted rearguard action to keep the visitors at bay after the break.
A little more than an hour later, the January transfer window closed with the striker Moyes desperately wanted to replace the injured Victor Anichebe having failed to materialise, leaving the Scot to make do with what he has.
He said: 'What I now need to do is get a great team spirit here - we need to build on that.