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Martin Keown thinks Paolo Di Canio will keep Sunderland up

Keown thinks Di Canio will keep Sunderland up
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Martin Keown thinks that Paolo Di Canio will keep Sunderland in the Premier League this season.

Martin Keown believes that Paolo Di Canio will keep Sunderland in the Premier League.

The Italian was appointed the new Black Cats boss on Sunday with the club sitting just one point above the drop zone in the Premier League.

Di Canio's first game in charge is away to Chelsea, but Keown thinks that the former Swindon Town man will keep his new team in the division.

"There's been a lot of negativity surrounding Paolo Di Canio's appointment as Sunderland manager. But with regards to football, it could be an inspired appointment," he wrote in his column in the Daily Mail.

"I think he will keep the club up. Watching his press conference yesterday, I couldn't help but be impressed by his passion. It is infectious and the Italian seems to have a plan to save the club from the drop.

"I wrote on Saturday that it seemed Martin O'Neill had lost a bit of his spark and Di Canio will bring a freshness to the training ground."

The former Swindon Town boss took over from O'Neill, who was sacked on Saturday evening.

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