After his winning goal against Crystal Palace, the British press is once again full of praise for Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey. The attacker has been in great form in the north of England for weeks and scored a crucial goal for the fourth time this season on Saturday.
“Brian Brobbey managed to reward his strong performance with a decisive goal,” writes The Sunderland Echo after the match. ‘Although he was visibly frustrated at how much Crystal Palace defenders were allowed to do to him without the referee intervening, he was an excellent attacking leader. His goal was of great class: a clever finish with the ball leaving his foot perfectly,” said the medium, which rewarded Brobbey with an 8 as a score.
Also The Northern Echo awards an 8 to the Dutch striker. “He was a constant nuisance to the defense, especially in the second half, and scored the crucial goal just before the end,” writes the newspaper, which emphasizes that Brobbey was decisive for Sunderland for the fourth time this season. ‘He has proven himself as the undisputed first striker. You saw exactly why: he is strong and has an excellent sense of goal. His equalizers against Arsenal and Tottenham, his winning goals against Palace and Bournemouth… he only scores important goals,” he said.
In addition to Brobbey, Robin Roefs could also count on compliments. “He made an important save in the first half and otherwise played an excellent match,” says The Northern Echo, which rates the goalkeeper a 7. The Sunderland Echo agrees. ‘He made some brilliant saves in the first half. Especially with the first big chance, Jean-Philippe Mateta seemed certain to score,” said the medium, who also gave Roefs a 7.
By the way, Brobbey had to unexpectedly stop the party after his goal. The ex-Ajax player suddenly suffered from cramps. At Sunderland they can laugh about it.
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