Regis Le Bris believes Sunderland's late defeat to Ipswich was 'a bit cruel'

[p]Le Bris’ side surprised many last season by beating the odds to qualify for the Europa League, having only just returned to the Premier League.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] will undoubtedly be looking to build upon that in 2026/27, but suffered a late defeat to newly promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich[/a] in their first game of the campaign.[/p][p]New signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emersonn/48J66oWK/"]Emersonn[/a] opened the scoring for Gary O’Neil’s side before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/angulo-nilson/GtWYwr5H/"]Angulo[/a] levelled things up with a lovely free-kick just before half-time.[/p][embed guid="0f73ae03-9e9f-48f5-b8cc-27c6a72a0d44" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2091193318529007654" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was starting to look like the two sides would have to share the spoils, but former player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ipswich-thqhB2MB/sunderland-WSzc94ws/summary/stats/?mid=Cxf9qTRk"]Jack Clarke ended up snatching a late winner for Ipswich.[/a][/p][p]Speaking to [i]Sky Sports[/i] after the game, Le Bris insisted the defeat was ‘a bit cruel.’[/p][p][b]"The result is a bit cruel because we dominated the ball but dominating possession doesn't mean you win the game,” [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"They were well organised and ready to exploit our turnovers. Now it is about us, we have to show more composure.[/b][/p][p][b]"Our goal was a nice goal, happy for him but it is still a defeat. We will try to analyse quickly this defeat to go forward."[/b][/p][p][b]"The club wants to work to help the squad to get better. Our targets are clear but I cannot comment on individuals."[/b][/p]