https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...and-dressing-room-delight-nazariy-rusyn-goal/ By Dominic Shaw DAN Neil has told of the delight in the Sunderland dressing room after Nazariy Rusyn finally brought the wait for a goal from a striker to an end…. "I'm absolutely over the moon for Naz," said midfielder Neil. "We all as a squad really wanted a striker to get off the mark and he's done that." Sunderland prepare to welcome the Magpies to the Stadium of Light on the back of a three-match unbeaten run, and although one of those games was a frustrating draw at Championship bottom club Rotherham, the Black Cats responded impressively to the heavy home defeat to Coventry in Beale's first game in charge. "It's obviously a tough period on the legs but also mentally as well, trying to get yourself right for a game just two days after the last game," said Neil. "But the festive period has always been like this and we're always prepared for it to be tough. The effort and the togetherness the lads have shown over the last four games has been absolutely unbelievable and to come away from the last three games with seven points is a really good reaction to the Coventry loss. "We stuck together and we've got through this period." Sunderland have also been boosted by the return of Aji Alese, a timely re-addition to the squad after Niall Huggins' season-ending injury…. Beale said: "That's a huge positive. Not having (Aji) and Dennis (Cirkin), especially since we lost Niall, has meant Trai (Hume) has had to play out of position. "It was nice to get [Hume] back in his position and that allowed (Alex) Pritchard to go inside and play close to Jobe (Bellingham), so that's a sign of things to come, hopefully. Aji came off with a bit of cramp but now we're going into a schedule where we have two games in 14 days and that will really help people like Aji. "He is a really, really, big player for us. He's a calming influence on the back four as well with his personality, and he also makes good decisions. "For his first appearance of the season, I thought he was excellent." "It's just important to have him back because he is such a calming influence on the back four. He makes good decisions, which for a defender is really important. "He is athletic and it's not easy to find player with that profile who is left-footed, so he gives us fantastic balance. We need to get a good week [of training] into him so his physical condition is improved, because I think he had played one 45 minutes in a B team game which was nowhere near the level of the Preston game."
Could see how delighted they all were for him in the celebrations. Genuine, massive, chuffed grins from all the players. Really pleasing to see. I’m always a bit sensitive to that sort of thing and Rusyn (like Benette) always seems so peripheral to the rest of the group so it was great to see the affection they all have for him.
It’s the most I’ve celebrated a goal for a long long time. That’s it now, the pressure is off him and the media can stop talking about how many games it’s been since a striker scored
Over the moon when he scored. Think he can have a big impact the 2nd half of the season and seems to have the ability to play across the front 3 and good work rate
It was a great strikers goal aswell, getting across the defender showed fanstastic strikers instinct. He could do the same against the mags.
I seriously thought about putting a complaint on at work concerning the dust in the office I work in. When Rusyn scored my eyes started to water slightly. I'm sure it was because the desk wasn't cleaned properly, either that or I was coming down with something!
Weird isn’t it I was more pleased for him than I was buzzing we’d gone 2 up if that makes sense, hope he goes on a run now
