Dwight Yorke brands Sunderland Michael Beale appointment 'baffling and crazy'

Former Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke says the club's decision to appoint Michael Beale head coach is difficult to understand.

Dwight Yorke has described Michael Beale’s appointment as Sunderland coach as ‘baffling,’ adding that his record is unworthy of a club of the Black Cats’ size.

Yorke was one of the coaches who threw his name into the ring when Tony Mowbray was sacked, and it was not the first time he has expressed an interest in the Sunderland job too as he attempts to plot a path into management for himself.

However, it was Michael Beale who got it, and he immediately started on the back foot due to an angry fan reaction due to his rather uninspiring previous record.

That’s a point of view that Yorke can certainly understand, and while he says coaches need to be ultimately judged on results, the results he’s had elsewhere haven’t left much room for optimism.

Speaking to Footy Accumulators, Yorke said: “Was I surprised at Michael Beale’s appointment? Well, people are given chances from failed opportunities and it baffles me.

“He was an assistant at Villa, did OK. Did OK at QPR then went to Rangers and got sacked and now he’s at Sunderland.

“Here we are in a space of a year and there’s someone like him in three or four jobs! You’re just trying to scratch your head at how that works and based on what results.

“He seems like a decent bloke, I don’t know him but I’ve listened to him on TV, but ultimately you need to be judged on results, right?

“And if I were to judge on his results, it’s not really overly impressive but he’s got another high-profile job at Sunderland.

“It’s unfair when someone like me is looking to seek an opportunity into football and you’re not getting the rub of the green in that sense.

“He’s been given another opportunity to prove himself so we will just have to wait and see.

“I just find it crazy that he’s got into the situation of going to QPR, Rangers and then Sunderland and a bit like Wayne Rooney, these people seem to be getting all of these chances and I don’t get how it works.”

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