I’m SO PROUD, Arsenal one of the BEST in Europe | Regis Le Bris | Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris praises his team after their excellent performance against ‘one of the best teams in Europe’ and Premier League leaders Arsenal. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:01 Till the end? The team has a really strong character. We can change the game with one decision 0:30 Arsenal are one of the best teams in Europe.. You have to do a masterclass to win against them. The first half was well balanced. We had the opportunity to manage the ball. 2:00 Hume and Ballard involved, players from last season? They are good players, they have this mentality and character that makes the link between the past and future. This league is really demanding for our forwards. You have to work hard with the squad otherwise you can’t defend against a strong squad like Arsenal. 3:35 Trai and Dan, you’ve trusted them, did you always feel they could take the step to the PL? We only knew about Granit! We had to find out for the others. I know how they work and behave and how connected they are to the squad and I’m not really surprised. 4:20 Till the end - this feels like it means something? I think we were on the edge at 1-2 and they were dominant. The energy of the stadium and the characteristics of our players is really positive. 5:10 is that the toughest 20 minutes this season? Proud? A squad like that has the ability to stay composed and then come to press. I’m happy for our players. 6:00 Ballard, ex Arsenal player? Probably it was important for him and Granit, but they were composed and showed their quality and it was really important for the squad. 7:00 Block by Ballard characterised your team? Here in Sunderland we have many players who will give their life to keep a clean sheet. It’s a question of mentality and technique. From a mentality perspective it’s one of the best performances. 8:10 how strong is players’ characters? We were on the edge but this is the life in the PL. 8:30 still unbeaten at home, fortress? The energy of our fans is really important, we can feed from it. 10:30 was