Le Bris 'regret' at Dodds' departure to Wycombe
Together Regis Le Bris and Mike Dodds have lost four of Sunderland's 30 league games
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Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris says he has "regret" about assistant head coach Mike Dodds leaving the club.
Dodds is taking the top job at Wycombe Wanderers, having stayed for the Black Cats' win at Middlesbrough on Monday night.
The 38-year-old was in interim charge of Sunderland three times for a total of 18 games, but is now the permanent number one at Adams Park.
Le Bris said he was thankful for how Dodds helped him to settle when he first arrived in England last summer.
"Mike was really important for me," said Le Bris.
"He helped me a lot when I came to the club to manage the first sessions, the first connections with the team and the club.
"We found a good set-up together. He decided to leave and it is a good opportunity for him because he wanted to become a head coach and we have to accept that.
"But at the same time, it is a bit of a regret for me because I think we worked well together."