John O'Shea reveals Euro 2016 will mean nothing to him if Sunderland don't avoid the drop

John O'Shea's Sunderland are currently 18th in the Premier League

JOHN O'SHEA admits his satisfaction at reaching Euro 2016 would be shattered if Sunderland failed in their bid to avoid the drop.

 

Monday night's victory at Crystal Palace offered signs Sam Allardyce's side are finally moving in the right direction after a disastrous start.

And centre-back O'Shea is now targeting the double success of helping the Black Cats secure their Premier League safety before signing off from his club and heading to France with the Republic of Ireland.

O'Shea said: "Our campaign started two years ago and to finally get to France is extra sweet. It's great for the country and we look forward to the draw.

 

John O'Shea celebrates reaching Euro 2016 with Richard Keogh

"But everyone has to put that on the backburner now and concentrate on club form.

"If you're not in your club team you need to do something about it because we need everybody firing to give the manager plenty of options so he has a tough job picking the squad.

"I want to go the Euros having had a good season with Sunderland staying up. We've managed to do it the last few years and hopefully we can do it again."