Lack of Real Quality Costs Tigers Dear ; Black Cats Emphasise Size of Task Facing Phil Brown

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I'M afraid there is no substitute for quality in the Premier League and City were found out big time at Sunderland on Saturday.

Steve Bruce's side are not the best in the top flight by a long way, but they have bought well and have strikers who would walk into the Tigers' side at any time - Darren Bent, Kenwyne Jones and, of course, Fraizer Campbell.

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Lack of Real Quality Costs Tigers Dear ; Black Cats Emphasise Size of Task Facing Phil Brown

They also have Michael Turner and it saddens me to say that the Tigers have failed to replace him adequately in the centre of their defence.

I know it's early days but the partnership of Ibrahima Sonko and Kamil Zayatte just did not look strong enough to survive at Premier League level.

The defensive unit did not work well together and it showed what an impact Turner had had there when he was playing at City.

It wasn't just his play there, his presence was important, and City di...

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