Sunderland and Coventry City shared a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Régis Le Bris said he had no regrets about his substitutions during Sunderland’s disappointing draw with Coventry City. Wilson Isidor and Dennis Cirkin gave the Black Cats a two-goal lead at halftime, but Haji Wright and Jack Rudoni equalized in the second half. Le Bris had been forced to make a double substitution at 2-1 when both Alan Browne and Romaine Mundle were injured, but Browne did try to continue.
Rather of looking for similar replacements like Milan Aleksic and Tommy Watston, Le Bris changed shape by introducing Dan Ballard and then moved Wilson Isidor to the left. Le Bris stated that it was easy to reflect in retrospect, but he believed the logic behind the decisions was sound. “For the young players, we felt on the bench it wasn’t the best time for them,” the coach remarked.
“We discussed it, and Ballard is a tremendously important, experienced player – and he was our first pick. They played directly, and it was obvious that we would see a lot of crosses and direct play. “We thought it was a good option.”At the same time, it was a corner kick against us, and we were down two players, so we didn’t have much time to make a decision. “I have no regrets about this.”
Le Bris stated that it was too early to determine the degree of Browne and Mundle’s injuries, but he is already facing a major challenge for the first game back after the international break. Sunderland will go to Millwall with Trai Hume, Patrick Roberts, and Jobe Bellingham suspended. Le Bris is likely to be compelled to change formation. “I don’t know at the moment,” Le Bris replied. “We’ll see, and we’ll definitely find a solution.” We’ll have to find another setup, but we’ve got two weeks to think about it, and I believe the squad is ready to compete and find another solution.
It’s a long league, and we need to increase the depth of the group. We have two weeks to prepare them for the challenge.”
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