Sunderland must ruthlessly ditch Dan Neil

Sunderland returned to Wearside with none factors for his or her efforts as they got here away from Rotherham with a 2-1 defeat within the Championship on Tuesday evening.

Tony Mowbray’s facet had been on a five-game unbeaten run within the second tier however targets from Ollie Rathbone and Shane Ferguson ensured that they tasted defeat.

Joe Gelhardt struck his first objective for the membership, since becoming a member of on mortgage from Leeds in January, with an excellent header within the second half but it surely was not sufficient to mount a comeback for the Black Cats.

There have been quite a lot of subpar performances on show however one participant who could now be fearing for his place within the beginning XI is central midfielder Dan Neil.

How has Daniel Neil carried out for Sunderland not too long ago?

In his final six appearances for the membership, the dynamo has solely recorded a Sofascore rating of 6.9 or higher as soon as – towards Queens Park Rangers – and he was given a rating of 6.6 for his efficiency towards the Millers.

The Englishman had recorded a Sofascore rating of 7.0 or higher in eight of his 11 outings in all competitions previous to his final six video games, which exhibits that his kind has taken a major dip in current weeks.

In opposition to Rotherham, Neil misplaced seven of his 13 particular person duels – together with 100% of his aerial battles –  and was dribbled previous twice in the midst of the park, while failing to finish a dribble and managing one lengthy move from six makes an attempt – as per Sofascore.

The dud, who had 70 touches of the ball, was additionally unable to create a single probability for his teammates throughout the sport and struggled out and in of possession all through the match, which included being “caught” – per journalist Phil Smith – on the ball for Rotherham’s second objective.

Neil has been capable of produce moments of high quality all through the marketing campaign within the Championship – scoring twice and aiding four targets in 32 appearances – however his current dip in kind may see him axed from the facet.

Ought to Dan Neil be dropped?

Head coach Mowbray will likely be taking a look at his bench and seeing the likes of Pierre Ekwah and Abdoullah Ba, who’re each younger and hungry gamers who may relish a chance to play, and questioning whether or not or not it’s price giving them a shot.

The present first-choice in midfield, alongside Edouard Michut, has left loads to be desired together with his current showings – the most recent being the disappointing show on Tuesday – and dropping him to the bench for a couple of matches may encourage him to rediscover the shape he confirmed earlier this season.

Due to this fact, the supervisor should ruthlessly ditch Neil from the beginning XI for the membership’s conflict with Coventry this weekend and hand an opportunity to a different participant to showcase their high quality in that place.