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What do you think of the show so far? Sunderland have played four games and performed at least quite well in them all.
The only defeat was in the League Cup and therefore of little consequence, other than the foregone chance of making a few quid from it.
Of the players at the club before this summer, Lynden Gooch has shone as expected in League One. Josh Maja has been a big bonus, particularly in light of the paucity of striking options.
If Bryan Oviedo departs as suggested in the next nine days, then he’s being very professional in the meantime. Honeyman and Matthews have been steady.
I’m not Lee Cattermole’s most ardent admirer, but he played well in both games he started (even if some people are blindly incapable of giving credit where it’s due).
Of the newbies, Maguire, Power and Baldwin have taken instantly to Sunderland.
Jon McLaughlin hasn’t been truly tested and certainly can’t be blamed for any goal conceded up to now. Loovens has been much as we thought.
We haven’t seen enough of O’Nien, James or Sinclair to speak of them with much authority; while six of the new intake are yet to play at all.
However, the best we can say about Aim Öztürk is that we hope his early performances are not indicative of his capabilities.
Whatever. If he isn’t up to it, bear in mind that Sunderland have recruited 15 players since June. Any club doing this can expect at least one dud among them.
Besides, if, as expected, Öztürk is fourth or fifth choice centre-back at a third tier club; how good is he expected to be?
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