Sunderland: Roberts let Mowbray down

Sunderland did not construct on their 2-1 win in opposition to Wigan final weekend as they had been overwhelmed 2-0 by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Tuesday evening.

The Black Cats are sitting twelfth within the Championship table because it stands however 5 of the groups beneath have a chance to overhaul them earlier than the top of the gameweek.

Tony Mowbray’s aspect had been put to the sword by his former workforce as Ben Brereton Diaz and Scott Wharton scored both aspect of half time for the hosts.

The final efficiency was not the problem for Sunderland as they dominated the play, ending with 61% possession, and managed extra shots, and photographs on track than Blackburn.

Nevertheless, they didn’t make the proper choices once they received into the ultimate third and weren’t scientific sufficient when possibilities did fall their approach, while Rovers had been environment friendly as they scored two of their three efforts on track.

One participant who was notably disappointing, after he had been elegant in opposition to Wigan on the weekend, was proper winger Patrick Roberts.

Was Roberts irritating to observe?

He had put in an excellent efficiency final day out as he gained 12 of his 18 particular person duels, created one likelihood, and accomplished 83% of his tried passes – as per SofaScore.

Journalist Josh Bunting claimed that he “ran the present” and was man of the match by “a mile” in opposition to the Latics however he was the villain for Mowbray on Tuesday evening as he was wasteful in possession.

Off the ball, he was common in his duels as he gained seven of his 12 particular person battles. He made one interception and failed to finish a single deal with, clearance, or block, while being dribbled previous once.

This reveals that he provided little or no to the workforce from a defensive perspective however that may very well be excused with decisive play on the ball within the ultimate third.

Nevertheless, that was not the case for Roberts this time as he was wasteful when he received into harmful areas.

He did the exhausting half in beating his man as he accomplished five of his eight tried dribbles however then fell on the ultimate hurdle as the previous Manchester Metropolis man ended the match with zero key passes, 0% cross success (0/3), 0% lengthy ball success (0/3), and nil photographs on track – as per SofaScore.

The attacker gave possession away a whopping 22 occasions from his 70 touches and his lack of high quality within the ultimate third was irritating to see, notably after his displaying in opposition to Wigan, as he did not benefit from the time he had on the ball.

Subsequently, he was the actual villain for Mowbray and the pinnacle coach will likely be hoping that his finish product improves within the upcoming matches.