BBC Dodds hopeful of Sunderland returnees after break

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Sunderland will have players back to help reverse their Championship slump after the international break, says boss Mike Dodds.

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Feels like a massively overpositive headline and article when you look at the three players mentioned.

Dack - done absolutely nothing for us.
Evans - hasn't played since January 2023. Surely won't be straight back into the starting line up and IMO he's not that great anyway.
Alese - are we really going to repeat previous mistakes with him and put him straight back in and risk him breaking down again?
 
Mboma said:
Although I agree with that selection. It just shows (again) that the first team didn't get strengthened in January when two players brought in are immediately benched.
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Both brought in to cover that left back spot and as we saw saturday its proved to be a vulnerability . Styles is only a loan and to be fair i think they mainly have Hjelder down as back up CB when the fog lifts.
But i agree it wasnt progressive.
 
Dash riprock said:
Both brought in to cover that left back spot and as we saw saturday its proved to be a vulnerability . Styles is only a loan and to be fair i think they mainly have Hjelder down as back up CB when the fog lifts.
But i agree it wasnt progressive.
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Both a waste really when other positions needed more attention. Hjelde is never a LB and the rumored 2m he's cost is an absolute disgrace if true. Styles' loan has been suggested that there's also the option of a permanent move attached in the summer. Styles has said we were after him before so that could well turn out to be a possibility. He's also been very poor in the games he's played in and again hasn't improved the first 11.

The team is full of squad fillers who can cover a range of positions, but don't stand out in any.
 

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