Just seems most of our linked players are midfield , and then the g/k, but it seem that is not what the fans want, we want STRIKERS....from the echo PERHAPS unsurprisingly for a team which finished the campaign with only one fit forward to call on, in Asamoah Gyan â and him only back for the final day of the season after a three-match absence â up front is where Sunderland fans most want to see the squad strengthened. Almost three out of every four readers identified the frontmen as the area which most needed improving after a season which saw Fraizer Campbell lost to long-term injury and Darren Bent sold to Aston Villa. With Danny Welbeck returning to Manchester United after a successful year-long loan spell and highly unlikely to return, Sunderlandâs needs for striker reinforcements. Korean forward Ji Dong-won is expected to help fill that gap, with Liverpoolâs David Ngog another potential recruit, although the likes of Spursâ Peter Crouch and Ipswich Townâs Connor Wickham are wishful rather than likely signings. The second most popular area for strengthening was defence, understandable given the way Sunderlandâs collapsed in the second half of the season. Injuries have to take much of the blame for that, with key centre-halves Michael Turner and Titus Bramble missing almost all of the second half of the campaign. But fans still want to see reinforcements and will have been encouraged by talk of experienced Manchester United duo Wes Brown and John OâShea being on the horizon. What will perhaps a little surprising was that more people did not see strengthening midfield as such a priority given the criticism that came its way over the course of the season for failing to contribute enough goals and for failing to impress at set-pieces, not to mention the criticism that was dished out to several individuals, including Jordan Henderson. Only 12 per cent thought that improving the midfield was the top priority. But what the question did show was how happy most fans are with Sunderlandâs current goalkeeping situation after young Belgian recruit Simon Mignolet â in his debut campaign on Wearside â proved himself a more than able deputy to number one stopper Craig Gordon. Just one per cent thought strengthening the position of goalkeeper was a top priority â something no doubt for impending new keeper Keiren Westwood to ponder.
Arguments for everyposition pal Gordon's injury problems puts a question mark on the goalkeaper spot Onuoha has gone back and Angeleri has flopped for right back 3years on and we still need a proper good quality left back Mensah has gone back so looks like we need a replacement in the heart of defence And thats just the back 5
I think they are taking their time with THE striker as they know it could be the difference between success and failure, we simply have to get this transfer right. Sort out the rest of the team then we know how far we can push the boat financially to bring in that one player. teams will play hard ball over selling fess, I personally think Rennes milked us for 5m last summer for gyan, but sometimes pushing the boat out is what you have to do
