Sunderland match will be difficult, says Adams
Morecambe manager Derek Adams says this Saturday’s League One clash against Sunderland will be “difficult”.
Both teams go into the final day of the season needing a result to secure their aims.
Dependingonotherresults, Sunderlandcouldfinishfourth with a win or even a draw.
But a draw or defeat could leave them open to being overtaken by Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers, and finishing seventh.
Morecambe, on the other hand, can still be relegated to League Two if they lose on Saturday and other results go against them.
Speakingaheadofthegame against Sunderland on Saturday,Adamsexplained:“Weare in a much better position than we started with. There were still a lot of teams that were in themixatthestartofthegame on Saturday and now there are a slim number of teams left.
“Wehaveadifficultgameat homeonSaturdayagainstSunderland, we know that.
“We understand what we have to do and we understand what other teams have to do as well.
“We would have all hoped it would have been sorted by now but we have taken it to the final day.
“I think that is a testament totheplayerswhohaveworked sohardtoputusinamuchbetter position than we were in.
“If you look back at matches like the Bolton (Wanderers) games – where we should have hadapenaltyattheirplaceand they equalised in both games against us late on – then a few things haven’t gone our way this year but the players have shownagreatdealofresilience to take us to the last game.
“It is still in our hands because we know that, if we can get a win, we are guaranteed to stay in League One next year.”