All season long, despite our fantastic start to the Premier League campaign, we have heard that Sunderland have been good – but they have not really played anyone yet.
Which, of course, was a load of rubbish.
I suppose you could say we had not yet really been up against the established elite, so when a trip away to Chelsea was on the cards we had the perfect opportunity to shut any doubters up.
Thankfully, we did just that with what was an unbelievably controlled and measured performance.
This was no smash and grab. Sunderland more than deserved the victory and once again showed that immense “Til The End” spirit that has run right through this team since Regis Le Bris took charge at the club.
Having gone behind very early, we scored twice and broke the hearts of the Chelsea supporters when Chemsdine Talbi buried his chance in stoppage time.
Wilson Isidor, our top scorer from last season, got his fourth Premier League goal of the campaign to keep proving why he is the man who should be leading the line in red and white each week.
Teams we are about to face in the coming weeks will not be looking forward to playing us, I am sure of it.
We are not your typical Premier League side and, to be blunt, we are horrible to play against.
We will work harder than you; we will outfight and out-battle you.
You have got to be prepared to go to war with us in the trenches if you want to defeat us, and we will be direct and make you as uncomfortable as possible if it means we are going to take points from you.
Bring it on, I say. I am enjoying how much Sunderland seem to be upsetting the established elite and are defying the odds.
Let’s keep on showing why we are different, and why it is unfair to compare us to other promoted sides from previous seasons who did not show an ounce of the ambition that we have.
PS: Does this mean we are now world champions?
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