Toronto FC signing Jozy Altidore concedes he was the 'wrong fit' for Sunderland.
Altidore praised Sunderland and the club's fans, but accepts that his move did not work out.
"I just don't think we fit," the 25-year-old told ESPN. "I didn't fit for Sunderland and Sunderland didn't fit for me. Sometimes that happens.
"I tried to play in different ways, but it just didn't fit. I'm a certain player and they play a certain way. Sometimes it just doesn't work out. It didn't go as anybody planned.
"There was ideas, a way to play and after a month, it got thrown out the window. I don't think it was how anybody wanted it to go.
"If you go down the line, I don't think anybody has it easy there. It's a tough place to play - there's no other way to put it.
"But I still was appreciative of it.
"The fans were fantastic, the stadium was great, and I thank everybody there for when I was there and how they treated me."
