BREAKING NEWS:Regis Le Bris lost a key player to the transfer window….
They say every cloud has a silver lining, and Regis Le Bris has learned a lot from Sunderland’s recent flurry of injuries and suspensions.
Specifically, he has learned that a few of his players have far more strings adorning their bow than some would previously have believed.
Regis Le Bris lauded Sunderland full-back Trai Hume after the 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.
Making his 100th appearance for the Black Cats, Hume slotted in at left-back due to the absence of Dennis Cirkin and kept Tom Fellows – the Championship’s second-highest assist-producer – pretty quiet.
Sunderland skipper Luke O’Nien, meanwhile, stepped into Hume’s boots on the right-hand flank. And, just days after Eliezer Mayenda impressed Le Bris during the trip with Millwall, the Spanish striker proved that he can play on the left as well as the right if required as he stepped off the bench against West Brom.
Trai Hume, Luke O’Nien and Eliezer Mayenda impress in new Sunderland roles
“We are still finding out the different qualities of our players because they’re young,” Le Bris told reporters during his Thursday press conference, speaking ahead of tomorrow night’s clash with promotion rivals Sheffield United.
“I am still in a period of discovering what they can do.
“Like with Luke and Trai, or Eliezer, they are trying new positions. [Mayenda] started as a ‘nine’ then had an opportunity as a ‘seven’, and he played as an ‘eleven’ against West Brom.
“[It cannot be decided in] one game that you are now able or unable to play certain positions.”
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