Luke O’Nien, a Sunderland fan favourite, has praised his teammate Chris Mepham. The Black Cats were held to a goalless draw away to Queens Park Rangers over the weekend. On the attacking front, Sunderland weren’t quite up to their usual tricks, with Wilson Isidor uncharacteristically looking quiet when leading the line for the Black Cats. Sunderland’s job of coming away from London with all three points was made difficult following a decision by the referee to hand Jobe Bellingham a red card, which means that he will be absent for three games. On the other hand, Regis Le Bris’ team yet again put in a fantastic effort defensively, with Dennis Cirkin notching yet another wonderful performance from left-back.
Sunderland defender and club captain Luke O’Nien has also been an important part of the defence, and he praised his colleague centre-back Chris Mepham after they kept another clean sheet. Sunderland star Luke O’Nien offers Chris Mepham a’superb’ assessment The Black Cats kept their eighth clean sheet in only 13 games against Queens Park Rangers, and despite the lack of attacking potency on this occasion, O’Nien and Mepham once again showed to be a reliable centre-back tandem.
Mepham has been well praised since his loan move from Bournemouth, and his Sunderland teammate is the latest to compliment the Welsh international. According to Sunderland Echo, O’Nien said: “Superb. Chris is bloody wonderful.”I believe everyone around the place and all of the fans agree that he’s absolutely magical to play with, and as a person, the way he contributes to the group and the culture is that he’s a really, really nice man.”His performances speak for themselves. It’s a lot of fun to play alongside him. “Trai, Dennis, we have players in training who are pushing us every day because they want to get in, too.
Leo [Hjelde] appeared, and he has always performed admirably. “We’ve got a real good group and we’ve just got to keep pushing each other.” Chris Mepham’s statistics this season demonstrate how important he has been. In his eight games, the 26-year-old has demonstrated that the Black Cats are fortunate to have such a composed and trustworthy centre-back on their team, and many have been perplexed as to why he made the move down from the Premier League in the first place.
According to SofaScore, Mepham has averaged 4.6 clearances, 4.4 balls recovered, and 1.5 tackles per game. He has also yet to make a single blunder that resulted in a shot and has only been dribbled past 0.4 times per game. All signs point to him being a rock for Sunderland this season, which might be a double-edged sword given that he is only on loan, but while he is here, it is safe to say that Wearside fans are taking advantage of his flawless performances.
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