HE might be the boss but Regis Le Bris wants to do less talking in his meetings with Sunderland's players.

Le Bris wants to get to the stage where his squad are comfortable taking the lead in discussions before and after games, particularly when it comes to owning mistakes.

That's not, says Le Bris, "punishment or judgement"; instead he believes it will help to create the right environment for his players to flourish.

Le Bris revealed last week that he'd made his players watch footage of minor Chris Mepham mistakes in the win over Middlesbrough to show how quickly the Wales international shrugged off errors.

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Dan Neil held his hands up at the weekend after conceding the penalty that led to Watford's winner against the Black Cats at Vicarage Road.

Le Bris, though, knows mistakes are part of the game. He doesn't want his players to be afraid of slipping up and wants them all to be comfortable talking about errors.

"In the meeting room we want to create an atmosphere where we can speak about good experiences - a wonderful pass or collective action; but also we can talk about mistakes as well," said the Sunderland boss.

"In every game we'll have negative actions and it's impossible to make a perfect game without mistakes. So in this kind of situation if the leaders can talk very easily about a mistake in front of their group, it's very easy to create this atmosphere.

"I would like them to talk as much as me. It's getting better. We need to create the language.

"Every coach has his own game model. Now it's clear when we analyse a clip together we are able to understand the same situation and explain what went right and wrong.

"This is the first step, to create that language. Then the second step is to create an atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable talking about their mistakes.

"It's not punishment or judgement, it's a part of our journey and learning process.

"When an atmosphere is created like that, our team and players will improve very quickly."