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Cape Town - Manager Sam Allardyce has set second from bottom Sunderland a target of five wins from the rest of the season, starting at his former club West Ham United on Saturday.
Allardyce joined Sunderland in October with the club yet to win a Premier League game this term and has guided his players to six victories including a 2-1 defeat of Manchester United earlier this month.
"We have got to find a minimum of five wins...between now and the end of the season to be safe," he told a news conference on Thursday.
"We've won three, drawn two and lost two in our last seven, which has been the best run since I've been here."
Allardyce took over at West Ham when they were relegated in 2011 and won immediate promotion back to the top flight.
He left the Londoners at the end of last season when his contract expired, amid complaints from some fans about the team's playing style.
Slaven Bilic, manager of seventh-placed West Ham, has praised Allardyce for the work he did at Upton Park and believes Sunderland can avoid the drop.
"Sam got us up straight away and stabilised us in the Premier League so he did a great job here," said Bilic.
"Sunderland are very organised, they are showing not only the quality but the character. There is still a long way to go for them but they have a big chance to stay in the league."
‘Sunderland wonderland would be five wins’Manager Sam Allardyce has set second from bottom Sunderland a target of five wins from the rest of the season, starting at his former club West Ham United on Saturday.
Allardyce joined Sunderland in October with the club yet to win a Premier League game this term and has guided his players to six victories including a 2-1 defeat of Manchester United earlier this month.
"We have got to find a minimum of five wins...between now and the end of the season to be safe," he told a news conference on Thursday.
"We've won three, drawn two and lost two in our last seven, which has been the best run since I've been here."
Allardyce took over at West Ham when they were relegated in 2011 and won immediate promotion back to the top flight.
He left the Londoners at the end of last season when his contract expired, amid complaints from some fans about the team's playing style.
Slaven Bilic, manager of seventh-placed West Ham, has praised Allardyce for the work he did at Upton Park and believes Sunderland can avoid the drop.
"Sam got us up straight away and stabilised us in the Premier League so he did a great job here," said Bilic.
"Sunderland are very organised, they are showing not only the quality but the character. There is still a long way to go for them but they have a big chance to stay in the league."
