Martin O’Neill’s Sunderland have four home games and five matches in the next four Gameweeks. It’s a scenario that screams investment and yet Fantasy managers are still showing caution, not least because, in terms of attacking output, the Black Cats have proven particularly ineffectual.
While their defensive assets, notably Simon Mignolet and Carlos Cuellar, look obvious routes, in attacking quarters our sights seem somewhat limited. Striker Steven Fletcher leads the line as a lone striker and has more than justified the fee O’Neill laid down for his services – six goals in 10 starts have kept Sunderland afloat and singled out Fletcher as the key target for those contemplating coverage of Sunderland’s attacking output.
With competition for places in our forward lines so fierce, however, it’s prudent to delve further; to investigate O’Neill’s squad and assess whether there will be another name to emerge as a force over the forthcoming run of favourable fixtures.
In this latest article for members, we analyse the data for Sunderland’s squad over the season so far, assess the protagonists and the recent improvement that has harvested four goals in their last two outings.
