Gus Poyet admits he would 'do the same' and boo Sunderland after Aston Villa rout

SUNDERLAND manager Gus Poyet says he would have responded the same way as the fans by booing his players off the pitch after their 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa today.

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Gus Poyet's Sunderland lost 4-0 to Aston Villa today

Two goals apiece from Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor saw Villa go in at half time four up.

And although they Black Cats staved off further goals after the break, the fans remained discontented with the performance that sees them drop to 17th in the Premier League table.

After the game Poyet told the BBC: "A day like today you need to analyse very carefully as it's not acceptable We had a good week training and we started the game very well.

"A few weeks ago was we didn't start very well. But it's not just about starting, it's about plenty things we are not getting right. There is nobody to blame but ourselves.

Home fans key , says Poyet [AMBIENT]

"I was very positive, the players were fresh and looking forward to play game. I have to be careful what I say and analyse this situation very carefully. We had the chance to do things better and we didn't do it.

"When you are a fan and you see your team performing like we did in the first-half I would do the same. What we did last year wasn't expected. This year we haven't been in bottom three the whole year, but we cannot win enough and we have put ourselves in a difficult situation."

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