It's good because Sunderland were an absolute mess before Poyet took over and were certs for relegation. Like it or not, and irrespective of today's result, Poyet has done a really good job there and has given them a chance of getting out of trouble, same as Pulis at Palace, who again were...
3 of the teams I mentioned were teams they beat in the league. But in answer to the above question, significantly better than Paolo Di Canio's or Kevin Ball's were.
Gus Poyet had a 44% win rate for Sunderland before today. The reason Sunderland are struggling is because they have a number of indisciplined, talent shy players who were dire before Poyet took over. There's only so much a manager can do, yet during Poyet's time as manager they have recorded...