Sunderland head into the prolonged three-week worldwide break off the again of a disappointing 5-3 defeat to Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League on Sunday.
It’s at all times irritating to attain three objectives away from dwelling with out choosing up any factors, and will probably be doubly irritating for centre-forward Brian Brobbey.
The Netherlands worldwide scored his first hat-trick within the Premier League and his first hat-trick for the Black Cats, but it surely was not sufficient to safe any factors for his aspect.
Brobbey had the beating of Ruben Dias, successful ten of his 12 duels, and deserved to be on the successful workforce together with his elegant efficiency, somewhat than coming away from Manchester Metropolis with a defeat.
Why Sunderland want extra from Brian Brobbey
While the Dutchman did all the things inside his energy to tug Sunderland into the sport on Sunday, Regis Le Bris nonetheless wants extra from his striker total this season.
Brobbey’s lack of consistency in entrance of aim since becoming a member of from Ajax for £17.3m final yr has performed an element within the workforce’s underwhelming attacking document total, because the Black Cats solely scored 42 objectives in 38 league matches final time period.
Previous to scoring a hat-trick towards Metropolis on Sunday, the 24-year-old centre-forward had solely scored one aim in his final 11 appearances within the Premier League for the membership.
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Brian Brobbey (Premier League) |
25/26 |
26/27 |
|---|---|---|
|
Appearances |
31 |
5 |
|
xG |
5.94 |
2.94 |
|
Objectives |
7 |
3 |
|
Large probabilities missed |
12 |
1 |
|
Floor duel success price |
38% |
38% |
|
Aerial duel success price |
47% |
68% |
The previous Ajax star has but to indicate real consistency as a goalscorer within the Premier League, which is why Sunderland nonetheless want extra from him on the high finish of the pitch.
Le Bris will now be hoping that Brobbey’s hat-trick towards the Cityzens would be the mild that sparks a constant run of objectives for the Dutch centre-forward within the coming months after the worldwide break.
Sunderland have a extra thrilling star than Brobbey
Regardless of his three objectives on the weekend, Brobbey isn’t even essentially the most thrilling attacking expertise that Le Bris has at his disposal on the Stadium of Mild.
Some of the thrilling abilities on the membership is left-sided attacker Nilson Angulo, who caught the attention with a formidable show towards Metropolis on Sunday.
The Ecuador worldwide accomplished 92% of his tried passes, 100% of his tried dribbles, and put the ball on a plate for one in every of Brobbey’s objectives with an ideal cross into the field.
Le Bris has positioned his religion within the 23-year-old attacker by beginning him in all 5 of the membership’s matches within the Premier League to date this season, and has been rewarded with some effective performances.
Angulo at present ranks within the high 18% of wingers within the division for profitable dribbles (seven) and the highest 22% for dribble success price (63.6%), which speaks to his means to glide previous defenders with the ball at his ft.
The ahead is an extremely thrilling participant to look at, on account of his high quality as a dribbler, and he’s beginning to add extra finish product to his recreation with objectives and assists.
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25/26 Professional League |
Nilson Angulo |
|---|---|
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Appearances |
22 |
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xG |
3.77 |
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Objectives |
6 |
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Key passes per recreation |
2.1 |
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Large probabilities created |
9 |
|
Assists |
5 |
|
Profitable dribbles per recreation |
2.0 |
Previous to signing for Sunderland for £17m in January, Angulo caught the attention through the first half of the Professional League marketing campaign with Anderlecht in Belgium, scoring six objectives and creating 9 ‘huge probabilities’.
His type together with his earlier membership exhibits that the potential is there for him to ship objectives and assists frequently, to enrich his thrilling play as a winger.
Angulo, who has been described as a “pleasure to look at” by U23 scout Antonio Mango, is an much more thrilling expertise than Brobbey as a result of he has the standard to supply objectives, assists, and direct operating with the ball at his ft.
The £17m-rated star, who scored towards Ipswich City on the opening day of this season, may become a whole winger for Sunderland with the qualities that he can provide on the high finish of the pitch.
It’s now right down to him, as can also be the case with Brobbey, so as to add extra consistency to his play within the remaining third as a scorer and a creator of objectives to meet his potential on the Stadium of Mild.
If Angulo can rating and create objectives as commonly as he did in Belgium, the Ecuadorian star might be essentially the most thrilling and essentially the most harmful attacker within the Sunderland squad.
