STEPHANE Sessegnon admits he had a point to prove after helping Sunderland avoid a third defeat in four. Sessegnon and strike partner Nicklas Bendtner provided the spark for Sunderland to overcome a two-goal deficit against West Brom at the weekend, even if it wasnât enough to secure the victory that would have halted some of the flak flying the way of Black Cats boss Steve Bruce. Seven days ago, Sessegnon produced arguably the worst performance of his nine-month long Sunderland career at Norwich City, with the out-of-sorts Benin international hauled off with 25 minutes to go of a hapless display from the visitors. But the 27-year-old worked fluently in tandem with Bendtner in the 2-2 draw with the Baggies as Sunderland ensured they entered the two-week international break with at least something to show for their efforts. Sessegnon told the Echo: âAt Norwich, I didnât have the best of games and I was particularly disappointed with my performance. âI didnât feel I had played my part or helped the team. But it was a tough evening for the team. We werenât mobile enough or moved the ball quickly enough. âWe had the chance to work on things during the week and it was important to get something before the international break because if we hadnât got anything, it would have been a tough two weeks. âEveryone is disappointed in the dressing room that we didnât win the game, but weâve got to concentrate on the positives of coming back from 2-0 down.â Sessegnon felt Sunderland should have made more of their comeback on Saturday after recovering from falling behind to two goals in a 90-second spell within the first five minutes. Bendtner and Ahmed Elmohamadyâs first goals for the club handed Sunderland parity before the break, but Bruceâs side couldnât make the most of their second half pressure as they meandered to a third draw of the campaign. âItâs a shame because we approached the game confident of getting three points,â added Sessegnon. âWe played well after losing the game last Monday night and we had the opportunities to win. âWe lost concentration in the first five minutes and itâs always difficult when you go 2-0 down so early to get something out of the game. âIt was important that we hit back before half-time because if it had been 2-0 then, it would have been an uphill task. But we kept going, moved the ball well and got two goals quickly. âIt was a good header from Ahmed for the equaliser after Nicklas had got the first goal. If we had played to our maximum, we would have gone on and won the game after that.âWe had the chances and it was unfortunate that we couldnât take any in the second half. âWe tried to keep the pressure up until the end of the game, but we couldnât get that winner
