Article: Three to go and getting there | Football, Sunderland

Well with 3 to go, well 2 and the Hartlepool game, are we any nearer working out Bruces starting 11?

In goal it seems 50/50 to me, Burnley and Hib should be the deciders but I don’t think Westwood did himself any harm last night.

Back 4 will depend on O’Sheas fitness, I would say Bardo is in, Bown if fit and Anton is getting lots of game time.

Midfield for me Larssen and Cattermole are the only two I’m sure of. Gardner looks a certainty but Vaughn is doing himself no harm at all. If Richardson is not LB then he could well be LW, or will that go to Vaughn.

Up front seems nailed on with Sess behind Gyan, we cant leave Gyan out and the way Sess is scoring he is a certain starter.

Then of course we could still have some surprise signing come in, who knows.

The one good thing in trying to pick the team is choice and IMO all good options.

 

It makes a pleasant change to have such a choice, all quality as well!

 

gotta say i'm still not much more confident than i was at the end of last year on the 'what if gyan gets injured' front :-/

 

I am, not seen a lot of Ji and Wickham but I think they may well be big players for us

 

Wickham certainly will be, he's ****ing huge!!

 

IMO, the surprise name will be Ji

 

Thats why i think we will bring in another forward maybe on loan

 

No............Not judging by last nights starting X1. Got some tough decisions has Mr Bruce, but at least he has a decent squad to choose from.

 

Welbeck again?