Stephane Sessegnon is happy to handle supporter expectation at Sunderland

Stephane Sessegnon is aware of the pressure placed on him by Sunderland supporters, but is thoroughly his time on Wearside.

Frustrating

Sessegnon, who admits Sunderland's arch-rivals Newcastle United expressed an interest in his services before he moved to PSG in 2008, says feeling settled has helped to bring the best out of him and has sought to rubbish reports which suggested he wanted out shortly after arriving in the North East. He added: "It was the tirelessness and willingness of the people at Sunderland to get me that played a big part in my decision to come here. "It is true I had a couple of difficult months when I first arrived but I was getting used to my environment. "People speculated that I didn't want to stay. It was of course frustrating, it was not coming from me. I felt very good here. Maybe it was because my family wasn't here at the time but I still felt good here. It was nonsense. "It wasn't easy when I first came here, of course. It was a culture change. The first month was actually quite difficult, but there is a family bond here, that helped me settle."