Sunderland didn’t bounce again with a win in opposition to Lech Poznan after their irritating 2-0 loss to Bournemouth within the Premier League final weekend.
Regis Le Bris‘ aspect travelled away from house to tackle the Polish aspect in Europe in hopes of responding to their dismal loss on the Vitality on Sunday, however they had been unable to safe all three factors.
Timur Tutierov opened the scoring within the second minute of the match, scoring his first senior objective for the membership, however Lech Poznan scored a properly struck equaliser within the second half.
Kevin Danso was given a chance to redeem himself after his crimson card in opposition to Bournemouth, however he did little to indicate that he deserves to return again into the aspect after his suspension.
Why Kevin Danso was to not blame in opposition to Lech Poznan
The Austria worldwide misplaced two of his three floor duels and all three of his aerial battles in opposition to the Polish aspect on Thursday night time, which reveals that it was far too straightforward for the opposition to get the higher of him.
None of his defensive slip-ups led to targets for the house group, although, and he didn’t make any errors for the objective that Lech Poznan scored to equalise.
In truth, Danso did make three clearances, two interceptions, and three ball recoveries defensively, with out being dribbled previous as soon as, and confirmed composure on the ball by finishing 91% of his tried passes.
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Vs Lech Poznan |
Kevin Danso |
|---|---|
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Minutes |
90 |
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Go accuracy |
91% |
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Defensive contributions |
5 |
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Dribbled previous |
0x |
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Fouls |
1 |
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Floor duels received |
1/3 |
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Aerial duels received |
0/3 |
The Tottenham Hotspur loanee can’t be blamed for the draw, regardless of his struggles in duels, as a result of he didn’t do something majorly unsuitable, however he additionally didn’t do sufficient to recommend that he may be relied upon transferring ahead.
Sunderland star redeemed himself in opposition to Lech Poznan
While Danso didn’t redeem himself after his clanger in opposition to Bournemouth, winger Nilson Angulo did redeem himself after being an unused substitute final weekend.
It solely took 78 seconds for the Ecuador worldwide to win the ball again excessive up the pitch earlier than delivering an ideal cross for Tutierov to go in his first senior objective.
His proactivity and creativity was on show all through the night for the Black Cats, because the winger received possession again 5 instances and created 5 possibilities for the group, notably teeing up Nordi Mukiele for a shot contained in the field within the second half.
Le Bris will wish to see extra of the identical from the fitting winger within the weeks to return within the Premier League, after a powerful exhibiting in Poland.
Sunderland should drop 4/10 flop after Lech Poznan draw
Angulo’s efficiency on the fitting aspect of the assault put Malick Fofana to disgrace, as a result of the Belgian ahead put in an underwhelming show on the left aspect.
He was left embarrassed by how good his fellow broad participant was and was even worse than Danso on the night time, as he struggled badly on the prime finish of the pitch.
The £31m signing from Lyon was given the total 90 minutes on the left wing, and at striker in direction of the top of the sport, to indicate what he may do within the last third, but he was unable to do a lot to impress anybody.
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Sunderland participant rankings vs Lech Poznan |
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Participant |
Ranking |
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Robin Roefs |
8 |
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Nordi Mukiele |
6 |
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Kevin Danso |
5 |
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Luke O’Nien |
7 |
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Dayann Methalie |
6 |
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Jules Ahoka |
6 |
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Granit Xhaka |
6 |
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Nilson Angulo |
7 |
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Habib Diarra |
6 |
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Malick Fofana |
4 |
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Timur Tutierov |
7 |
It’s onerous to price his efficiency as something increased than a 4 out of ten after he had six possibilities to attain and solely registered two efforts on the right track, which had been each saved, while Danso, not less than, made some defensive contributions to assist the aspect.
His worst shot on objective was when Enzo Le Price performed him in down the left aspect of the field and he sliced a left-footed strike excessive and broad of the objective from an angle.
The 21-year-old broad participant’s closest effort was when Granit Xhaka noticed a shot saved and Fofana tried to transform on the rebound, solely to hit the bottom of the put up.
Creatively, the Belgian winger solely created one probability for his teammates and didn’t create a single ‘massive probability’ for the aspect, while he failed with all three of his tried crosses and misplaced possession 12 instances from 47 touches.
Le Bris ought to, now, drop the previous Lyon man from the beginning line-up as a result of he has but to register a objective or an help for the membership after eight appearances in all competitions.
