Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey has drawn praise from a Black Cats legend after scoring a hat-trick at Manchester City.
Sunderland legend Marco Gabbiadini has called on Black Cats striker Brian Brobbey to take confidence from his stunning display against Premier League title contenders Manchester City.
The former Ajax frontman belatedly got off the mark for the season at the Etihad Stadium and he did it in some style with a clinical hat-trick as Regis Le Bris’ side fell to a 5-3 defeat in the North West. Brobbey has received plaudits from across the media for his impressive display as a hardworking and strong performance at the top end of the pitch troubled the City defence and played no small part in helping the Black Cats play their part in unquestionably the game of the Premier League season so far.
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Brian Brobbey scores for Sunderland. | Getty Images.
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Gabbiadini praised Brobbey for his eye-catching display and wants the striker to ‘trust his shooting more’ when the league action returns next month.
He told BBC Newcastle: "They were not spectacular goals - it was good finishing and being in the right place. It was a good performance, as there has been a lot of talk about his goals output. He's the type of player who has scored goals in the past. His ratio would be one in two, one in three, in his best spells. It can happen and he just needs a bit of confidence. He may need to score the odd spectacular goal and trust his shooting more - those goals that come from nothing."
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Gabbiadini’s former Sunderland team-mate Gary Bennett stressed the need to remain positive after the defeat at the Etihad and he believes the Black Cats ability to cause problems for one of the best sides in the Premier League is ‘the encouraging thing’ from Sunday’s loss.
He said: "We know where we have gone wrong. Mistakes were punished - simple as that. Going forward, we have caused them problems and that's the encouraging thing. Last week, we gave Arsenal a game and we gave Manchester City a game. If we perform like this and cut the mistakes out, we won't be far wrong. We have come away with a lot of positives."
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