Bertrand Traore of Sunderland
Bertrand Traore is beginning to shine behind the scenes according to [Sunderland](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/sunderland) head coach Regis Le Bris.
The Burkinabé winger is likely to keep his place as Sunderland take on Everton at the Stadium of Light on Monday evening live in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
Head coach Le Bris says he is starting to see the best of the deadline-day signing who has started Sunderland’s last three Premier League games following his last-gasp summer move from Ajax.
Although he is yet to score, Le Bris explained in his pre-match press conference why he will persevere with the 30-year-old in his team.
Le Bris thinks Traoré is nearing his best after a difficult pre-season, and that he has been impressed with his understanding of the way Sunderland want to play.
“I’m really happy with Bertrand,” Le Bris said. “He’s a different character, a different type of player as well.
"He didn’t connect early with us and struggled a bit during the pre-season because he had an injury. He missed probably two weeks.
"We were aware that his fitness level wasn’t the best when he came here. Now, he’s training really well.
"He understands the game model, the way we want to play in this position especially. He’s the captain of his national team, so he has a different personality, a different character, and he’s improving a lot.”
Traore knows Chemsdine Talbi is pushing hard especially as he came off the bench to score a dramatic winner at Chelsea last time out.
Talbi has proved to be the perfect impact player and has been a strong replacement for the impressive Enzo Le Fée and while that might bring some frustration for the youngster, Le Bris says his form is a big positive for such a young player still ultimately adapting to a new league.
“Yeah, I think he’s doing really well,” Le Bris said of Talbi.
“He’s really young. Chems is 20, so you have to remember that playing at that level at 20 and being consistent is not easy.
"If you are consistent coming off the bench, scoring, provoking different chances, I think it’s good, and I know that he will play and start different games later.”