“Likely to be a foreign coach” – Pundit reacts to Mike Dodds development at Sunderland
Carlton Palmer has discussed the possibility of Mike Dodds becoming the permanent head coach at Sunderland
Sunderland’s latest loss under Dodds may harm his chances of securing the permanent head coach position next season.
Despite Dodds’ potential, insiders like Carlton Palmer believe Sunderland seeks a coach with more experience.
Dodds must quickly improve team results to secure a permanent coaching role, as other strong candidates are in consideration.
Mike Dodds oversaw his first game back in charge of Sunderland last weekend
However, the interim head coach led his team to a 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on Saturday.
That made it three losses in a row for the Black Cats, further hurting the club’s chances of earning a top six finish.
It may have also hurt Dodds’ chances of becoming the permanent head coach at the Stadium of Light after the end of the campaign, however as per Alan Nixon, Sunderland could give the role to Dodds next season if results are positive given his close relationship with Kristjaan Speakman.
The 37-year-old was placed in charge of the team until the end of the term following Michael Beale’s sacking last week, but there is potential for it to become a permanent role in the future if he performs well in the final months of the season.
Carlton Palmer makes Sunderland manager search claim
Carlton Palmer believes it is unlikely Dodds will be made permanent head coach of Sunderland at the end of the season.
However, he feels a positive run of results between now and the end of the term could convince him and the Sunderland board otherwise.
“In some quarters there are suggestions that Mike Dodds could be kept on as Sunderland boss, longer than the end of the season, if results are good,” Palmer told Football League World.
“But, currently, he’s in his third spell as caretaker manager and they’ve had three straight defeats, so it’s unlikely they’ll make the play-offs this season.
