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Sunderland have plenty of candidates for the Championship XI of the season so far. But what about the Championship’s most improved XI following on from last season? Sunderland were in fact, rather woeful in the Championship last time round. They won just four games after New Year and slumped to a 16th place finish in the league, ending the season just six points above the drop. Arguably, Jack Clark’s goals kept Sunderland in the league last time round. But even despite Clarke’s move to Ipswich Town, the Black Cats are flying high under Regis Le Bris. The Frenchman has Sunderland sitting in 1st…