Steven Fletcher recovering well

Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher is ready to make his return to training today and could even return to action in Tuesday’s Capital One Cup tie against MK Dons.
The Scotland international has been out for six months after ankle surgery but is on the verge of challenging Jozy Altidore for a starting place.
Fletcher, linked with a move away from the Stadium of Light this summer, has yet to play for Paolo Di Canio but the Sunderland manager is delighted to have him in contention at last.

Di Canio said: 'I'm very happy. The staff are very happy. He will finally join the group in the next few days and start training. Not full sessions but practice with the team when we have technical and tactical moments. He can speak with his team-mates again; sometimes we have seen him from 50 yards away.
'You can see his desire his enthusiasm but we have to be sensible, intelligent. It's better to take another week after a few months out because to accelerate him too much now would be very very stupid.
'It's very important he is right. The net is there and he can see the net and score goals now. That is very important, otherwise we don't win many games.'
Di Canio has completed the signing of Greek winger Charis Mavrias in a £2.5million deal from Panathinaikos.
The 19-year-old has signed a three year deal. The Sunderland manager also has bids in for Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-yeung and Juventus defender Paolo de Ceglie.
Di Canio said: 'Mavris is a young prospect and a talent. He's full of energy and he has good quality. I'm very happy because he is more mature than his age. He is a guy whose enthusiasm is infectious - he has a good future.
'We have five wingers now. There is an international break coming but we will play three games in a week and we will use all of these players. I will try to rotate my players.’

 

Im pleased with the part about rotation. Im not a fan of the same players playing every game week in week out. Good to see some lads will get their chances. Excellant news regarding fletch though. Need him back ASAP

 

Eh?

 

Just had a look through your posts

You are a child with a new toy on here. I suggest you **** off back to your Nintendo

 

I think Fletcher and Altidore would make a lethal partnership like, if he's fit enough I'd have Fletcher on the bench on Tuesday, give him 20 mins or so

 

Di Canio said 'we have five wingers now.' I just hope that one of them can deliver the thing into the six yard box. Does anybody know if Steve Guppy is still at the club?

 

Linked with a move away? FFS, when? Anyone else hear this? Crap journos again. PDC has always rated him as far as I can tell???

 

Load of ****e mate. No ****er would be sigining him in the middle of a long-term injury

 

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No he left shortly after the arrival of PDC and his cronies.

 

I'd sooner see Altidore and Fletcher than Sess and Altidore up front?


Sess will have to fight for a place elsewhere in the team for me; or be an impact player from the bench; or leave and be replaced.

Simple as?

 

Need to be patient with Fletcher and give him a few games to regain his sharpness. The same thing applies to the whole team in general, some people have had a massive over reaction to the Fulham defeat. However, the signs were very encouraging and once they settle and get to know each other (eg 5 or 6 weeks) then you can start and judge them. PS who is johnson on the +20 gscorer list?

 

Fletcher interview on Football Focus tomorrow 11:30, just heard him on 5-Live talking about the training 'incident' and him laughing with one of the coaches, he said it was all blown out of proportion. Sounds like he is raring to go and expects to have a good season.
Both Danny Mills and Chris Waddle came out with usual stuff about Di Canio, ticking bomb, losing control etc... Waddle was grinding his axe over what went on at Sheff Wed.

 

I'd be delighted if he got 15 this season!

 

STRIKER Steven Fletcher could be just days away from his Sunderland comeback, five months after seriously damaging an ankle, there is every possibility that he could feature against the MK Dons on Tuesday.