Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is losing patience with his side's shoddy defending, accusing his players of thinking as individuals rather than a team. With his side rooted to the foot of the Premier League, having won one of their last nine games, Poyet was left scratching his head after midfielder Lee Cattermole's error cost them in a 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday. "I don't know why they (the Sunderland players) were nervous and we were not organised enough. I'm getting a little bit fed up." Sunderland have 14 points from their first 20 games, which is four points from the safety zone, and while they are leaking goals at the back they are also struggling up front.
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