Sunderland kicked off their 2022/23 Championship marketing campaign with a 1-1 draw with Coventry on the Stadium of Mild final weekend.
The hosts took the lead by Jack Clarke early on as he rose unmarked on the again put up to nod the ball into an empty internet after the goalkeeper misplaced his bearings within the field.
Alex Neil’s males had been pegged again close to the tip of the match, although, because the guests piled on the stress to safe an equaliser.
After the draw with Coventry, Neil admitted that the Black Cats are searching for a lot of new signings to bolster their squad in order that they’ve the power in depth that their rivals have.
He advised the Sunderland Echo: “We’ve nonetheless obtained 4, doubtlessly 5 that we need to herald earlier than the window ends.
“We’d like to ensure the squad is aggressive and never solely that, they introduced 4 or 5 actually contemporary lads on who know the extent, and that may actually make a distinction.
“I believe what you might see right this moment is that it was a step up in depth. I believed in direction of the tip of the sport our lads had been useless on their toes, it truly is tough. Usually we rating a aim in League One, the opposition will get a bit scared and so they sink again into their form. We management the ball and it’s principally a case of when will the following aim come.”
Ought to Sunderland signal Broadhead?
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One participant the membership have just lately been linked with a transfer for is Everton attacker Nathan Broadhead, who spent the 2021/22 marketing campaign on mortgage on Wearside.
Journalist Josh Bunting dubbed him “sensational” for the Black Cats and the £2.9k-per-week gem’s statistics again up that declare. He plundered an attention-grabbing ten objectives in 15 League One begins for the membership and he has the potential to type a dream duo with fellow Toffees man Ellis Simms.
Broadhead is able to taking part in out extensive on the left or as a striker in a two and which means he may play alongside Ross Stewart and the previous Hearts loanee this season.
He has a pre-existing relationship with Simms because the pair performed ten matches with one another for Everton at U23 degree, which signifies that they may type an on the spot connection on the pitch.
They may hit the bottom working for the Black Cats and be a dynamic duo on the prime finish of the pitch, as each of them are able to scoring at a formidable fee.
Simms netted 5 occasions in 11 Premiership begins for Hearts final time period and managed 10 objectives in 19 begins on mortgage at Blackpool in League One the yr previous to that.
Now, think about him and Broadhead lining up in the identical Sunderland staff this season. It’s an thrilling prospect due to their potential to attain objectives and their relationship on the pitch, which is why Kristjaan Speakman should get this transfer over the road to seal this dream duo.
