The latest North East sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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00:00Sunderland head coach Regis Le Brice has made clear that he wants to see good performances from his side from now until the end of the season, as well as good results.
00:09Sunderland sits in fourth place in the championship and are almost guaranteed a place in the playoffs come the end of the season.
00:16Le Brice also outlined that playing the likes of Westmoreland Albion and Coventry City so close to a potential playoff campaign,
00:23given that those teams also sit inside the playoff places, will provide useful information for his coaching staff.
00:30Both, because it's really well connected. If you play well but you don't win, something is missing.
00:38And the opposite can be like a liar because you can win if the foundations are not strong, it will be tough at the end of the season.
00:48So I think both are important right now.
00:51We can learn from negative or positive experiences and it will be a reminder for the end of the season.
01:00So I think it's important at that stage to have these opportunities and for the playoffs, it's not done, I repeat, it could be useful information.
01:12Middlesbrough also have to focus on themselves ahead of their trip to face Blackburn Rovers, said head coach Michael Carrick.
01:18No, it's certainly not a good time. It's the next time, this is the time. There's no way we're looking at other things outside this building, really, for a helping hand.
01:30I think we need to really look at ourselves and concentrate on ourselves and have all eyes on what we can do to perform.
01:37What other things are going on in and around other clubs, it's not for us to worry about. I think the game will take care of itself, whatever way it goes, however way it goes.
01:50It's up to us to do our best to be able to deal with that.
01:52It's not a surprise, if you like. I know in the first couple of games he played on the right and he can play high on the right, he can play high on the left.
02:01It's something he's done and he's played for England in a similar position, maybe not as deep as a left-back, but he's defended really well and he's got natural attributes to do that.
02:11He's got a natural instinct to defend as well.