Gus Poyet has vowed to fight on as Sunderland boss but says he understands supporters storming the dugout during their shambolic 4-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa . Disgruntled fans were prevented from getting to the head coach by stewards after the visitors raced into a four-goal lead before the break and a policeman remained close to Poyet until half-time . The result leaves the Black Cats one place above the relegation zone and with just one win in 12 matches . Sunderland fans attempt to storm Gus Poyet 's dugout as the home side fell behind to Aston Villa . Stewards and members of Sunderland 's backroom staff attempt to stop irate fans getting to the dugout . Poyet – who is now the bookmakers ’ odds-on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job – concedes his position is under scrutiny and does not know if owner Ellis Short will demand to see him before the weekend is out . He does , though , insist he will not walk way . ‘ That ( quitting ) is not in question . It would be too easy to blame everyone else , ’ he said . ‘ I am responsible . I am one of the few in football who is honest – I am responsible when we do well and I am responsible when we do not . ‘ I hate people who pick and choose and have too many faces. ’ Poyet has vowed to fight on as Sunderland boss but says he understands the supporters ' frustration . Sunderland fans streamed out of the Stadium of Light as Aston Villa smashed four goals past their side . Thousands of Black Cats fans left the Stadium of Light before the break as their side crumbled . Stewards try to calm the situation as fans react to an awful performance by Sunderland on Saturday . At least three supporters tried to break through stewards guarding the dugout and thousands more streamed for the exits after two-goal Gabriel Agbonlahor scored Villa ’ s third on 37 minutes . Christian Benteke headed his second and Villa ’ s fourth before the interval . And Poyet said : ‘ I would do the same . It was quite alright . They did what they had to do , it was not acceptable . ‘ It was probably the worst 45 minutes of my time here . I have no explanation for what happened in the first half . ‘ I ’ m extremely disappointed and shocked . I was not expecting that to happen. ’ One incident which typified Sunderland ’ s embarrassing afternoon was the sight of them playing the first four minutes of the second half with just 10 men . A furious Sunderland fan vents his frustration at the Sunderland bench before being ejected from the ground . Another fans is removed from the stands for his angry reaction to a woeful performance from Sunderland . Seb Larsson was in the dressing-room having treatment on a leg injury when the action got back underway and home fans soon sang , ‘ We ’ ve only got 10 men ’ . Poyet , though , was angry when the comments of BBC pundit Chris Sutton were relayed to him after the game . ‘ I saw something which accused us of being a pub team and Seb Larsson having a fag in the car park , ’ fumed the South American . An angry Sunderland fan has to be held back as he vents his frustration at the Sunderland bench . Fans continue to voice their opinions as relegation threatened Sunderland are embarrassed at home . ‘ Seb Larsson is one of the biggest professionals we have at club . He had a massive cut in his leg and he didn ’ t want to come off . We asked the referee to delay the kick-off but it was not possible and he came eventually come out . ‘ So people have to be careful what they write because Seb is a fantastic professional. ’ Tim Sherwood , meanwhile , backed his former Spurs team-mate to recover from the humiliating loss . ‘ It ’ s not great what you get beat heavily at home but Gus will bounce back . He ’ s got a big heart , ’ said Sherwood , whose side leapfrogged the Black Cats into 16th and moved six points clear of the drop zone . A disgruntled Sunderland fans shows his true feelings as the hosts are thumped at the Stadium of Light . Another Sunderland fan shows her displeasure as she sends Poyet and his side a message .
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