Rodwell confident Sunderland can avoid relegation

(Reuters) - Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell is confident that his side will survive the Premier League relegation battle as they have managed to pull through from far worse positions over the last couple of seasons. "You look at it now, to be honest I think we have been in worse positions," said Rodwell, who has started 34 games for Sunderland without winning a single one of them. "We need to pick it up in the second half of the season, like we have in the last few seasons," Rodwell said.