'It is a process for us' – Le Bris preaches patience after victory over Fulham

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ShareSunderland picked up their first win of the season by defeating Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.Regis Le Bris has called for patience following Sunderland's 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light, reinforcing that the club have big ambitions but require "a process" to find consistency. The Black Cats earned their first win of the season on Sunday, with substitute Wilson Isidor coming off the bench to seal the result with a well-taken strike in the 75th minute. The victory marked Sunderland's first over Fulham since December 2017 – a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light in the Championship, ending their joint-longest losing run against the Cottagers (three consecutive losses). Le Bris' side have also now picked up wins in their first Premier League home game in consecutive seasons, after defeating West Ham 3-0 last campaign, having previously not done so since 2007. "It feeds the confidence, especially at home," Le Bris told Sky Sports. "We want to rebuild our fortress, but it is a process. "Sometimes you lose, and you say maybe it is not the right timing or the dynamic is not good, but it is a process.  "You have to learn from mistakes, reset and go again. That is going to be the case for next week against Brentford. "It is obvious for Sunderland, but for every club in this league, you cannot play with 11 players. They did really well and finally we scored. "This is the reality of the competition and if you are not all in, you cannot play at that level. They were all in. "The Premier League is really demanding, and we enjoyed being back at home. Our crowd and our fans are so important to lift the standards and the energy. "Our players are now getting used to creating this connection with them. Whether it is a counter-press, a tackle or a high press, we feel the energy of the crowd, and we can switch the momentum."Isidor, fresh from signing a new deal with the Black Cats, gave the Stadium of Light plenty to cheer about with his goal. The Haiti international scored his second match-winning goal in the Premier League, exactly one year to the day since his only previous one – a 90th-minute winner that saw Sunderland beat Brentford 2-1 at home last season. Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa, meanwhile, has not started his tenure the way he would have hoped. After losses to Chelsea and Sunderland, the Spaniard is the fourth Fulham manager to lose each of his first two Premier League games in charge of the side, after Roy Hodgson, Slavisa Jokanovic and Scott Parker. The Cottagers failed to register a single shot on target on Sunday from 11 total attempts, marking the most shots any team has had without having one on target in the Premier League since Fulham themselves against Brentford in April (11). "It was a tough game for us. We didn't deserve it," Arbeloa told BBC Match of the Day.  "Sunderland were better for many minutes. We need to improve many things, especially the energy and the attitude. "If you want to come here and play like you want to play, then you need to have the mentality. It's not easy, but we are a new team with new ideas. "We will improve with time. We will have ups and downs. We need to realise we need to show more energy and fight for every ball."Sunderland picked up their first win of the season by defeating Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.Regis Le Bris has called for patience following Sunderland's 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light, reinforcing that the club have big ambitions but require "a process" to find consistency. The Black Cats earned their first win of the season on Sunday, with substitute Wilson Isidor coming off the bench to seal the result with a well-taken strike in the 75th minute. The victory marked Sunderland's first over Fulham since December 2017 – a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light in the Championship, ending their joint-longest losing run against the Cottagers (three consecutive losses). Le Bris' side have also now picked up wins in their first Premier League home game in consecutive seasons, after defeating West Ham 3-0 last campaign, having previously not done so since 2007. "It feeds the confidence, especially at home," Le Bris told Sky Sports. "We want to rebuild our fortress, but it is a process. "Sometimes you lose, and you say maybe it is not the right timing or the dynamic is not good, but it is a process.  "You have to learn from mistakes, reset and go again. That is going to be the case for next week against Brentford. "It is obvious for Sunderland, but for every club in this league, you cannot play with 11 players. They did really well and finally we scored. "This is the reality of the competition and if you are not all in, you cannot play at that level. They were all in. "The Premier League is really demanding, and we enjoyed being back at home. Our crowd and our fans are so important to lift the standards and the energy. "Our players are now getting used to creating this connection with them. Whether it is a counter-press, a tackle or a high press, we feel the energy of the crowd, and we can switch the momentum."Isidor, fresh from signing a new deal with the Black Cats, gave the Stadium of Light plenty to cheer about with his goal. The Haiti international scored his second match-winning goal in the Premier League, exactly one year to the day since his only previous one – a 90th-minute winner that saw Sunderland beat Brentford 2-1 at home last season. Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa, meanwhile, has not started his tenure the way he would have hoped. After losses to Chelsea and Sunderland, the Spaniard is the fourth Fulham manager to lose each of his first two Premier League games in charge of the side, after Roy Hodgson, Slavisa Jokanovic and Scott Parker. The Cottagers failed to register a single shot on target on Sunday from 11 total attempts, marking the most shots any team has had without having one on target in the Premier League since Fulham themselves against Brentford in April (11). "It was a tough game for us. We didn't deserve it," Arbeloa told BBC Match of the Day.  "Sunderland were better for many minutes. We need to improve many things, especially the energy and the attitude. "If you want to come here and play like you want to play, then you need to have the mentality. It's not easy, but we are a new team with new ideas. "We will improve with time. We will have ups and downs. We need to realise we need to show more energy and fight for every ball."