Huggins had his hands full with the lively Bacuna but stuck well to his task.
Hume has deceptively good ariel ability and I think just needs a run of games. Huggins and Hume can both play with the ball and like to gallop forwards. What do I know, you would have thought they were both regular starters against a rugged City outfit. I don't mind admitting I was concerned about our fullbacks when I saw the team. A left foot sent from heaven! Photo by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images Practically speaking the rest has come at a good time for us, but I’m loving watching this team grow and will soon get impatient for more. I’ve got no appetite for the World Cup at all and after another impressive away result the next Sunderland match cannot come fast enough. It would have been a real shame to lose another two-goal lead as we were really brave and deserved the points, but the closing minutes were nervy and one or two close calls went our way. There were a few too many chances conceded, and whilst the last-ditch stuff got the blood pumping, Anthony Patterson still had to be on top form again. I know it is just how we play, but we seemed a bit open at times and I’ve been more comfortable if we’d tried to keep hold of the ball for longer and stay more compact. One or two showed real street smarts, but there was steel there too - there were some ropey moments I know, but you couldn’t fault the bottle for a second. The Lads got stuck in and put their bodies on the line, but crucially they kept their cool whilst Birmingham City lost a bit of discipline. Patched up and on a downer after last Saturday, I was really impressed with the fight on show. I honestly think Patrick Roberts, Jack Clarke and a few more could be Premier League quality, and there is so much skill across the board we can tear teams apart from nowhere. The first wasn't shabby either, and once again Amad was involved brilliantly. We went from the edge of our own box to in on their goal in the blink of an eye for the second, and the moment Amad hit it you could tell it was in. We’ve scored some crackers on the road this season. One for the cameras, Amad! Photo by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images We all know of his potential and talent, with tonight's performance maybe asking the question of Mowbray as to whether Hume deserves more of a chance, especially given the balance and athleticism he gave us on that right-hand side. For a player with such limited experience at this level, Hume seemed to fit in exceptionally well. Another who has found opportunity limited but this outing will have done his arguments for more game time no harm at all. We know by now in this league how precarious a 2-0 lead can be, so seeing one out especially given the circumstances was a brilliant boost for the lads just before the World Cup breakĪ performance perhaps under the radar was that of Trai Hume. Too many times this season Sunderland have surrendered great positions and tonight could have been the same if not for some tremendously dogged defending. Hopefully, for his sake and ours, things have clicked for Diallo and that level of performance quickly becomes his standard
Close control, lovely touches, and a sublime top corner finish that ultimately won us the game, Amad finally looked like a £30m player. I’ve been critical of Diallo but tonight was what I’ve longed to see from him. The 3 points must have been the icing on the cake - da iawn, Niall! Although slightly rusty at times, his quality was there to see and to Nialls credit he got stuck into everything. 4 upsĪfter a horrific time with injuries and an untold amount of dark days it was a delight to see Niall Huggins start to put his injury woes behind him with a brilliant performance. It’s crazy to think less than a week ago I fired out FOUR downs.
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