Gus Poyet hails Brian Brobbey’s old school threat after Sunderland derby winner | OneFootball

Gus Poyet has hailed Brian Brobbey’s old school centre-forward play after the Sunderland striker snatched a 90th-minute derby winner at St James’ Park.

The Dutchman’s late strike sealed a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United and delivered a famous three points, having tormented the home defence for much of the game.

“I think we lost that type of striker lately because we’re looking for a striker to drop, to run behind, and he's the kind of striker that if you give him the ball and he's holding the defender behind, the defender has no chance to come around him. He gives you an extra option that is lost in football a little bit.”

As reported by Sunderland Echo, Poyet outlined why the forward presents a rare problem for defenders.

“And I think in a few games, he's also the type of striker that works a lot for the team and sometimes he doesn't take the credit if he’s not scoring the goals, so scoring the winning goal at St James’ Park, in that derby, at that moment, it was really, really important for him. And I think everybody saw the celebration, so it's clear that he enjoyed that one.”

Brobbey’s goal was his sixth of the campaign since a deadline day move from Ajax last summer. Ronald Koeman has recalled him to the Netherlands squad for the first time since March of last year.

Source: Sunderland Echo