Source: SKY_Sports
Sbragia expects Cisse spark
Ricky Sbragia has backed Djibril Cisse to fire Sunderland to Premier League safety this season after rediscovering his touch in front of goal.[LNB] The Frenchman had gone seven games without troubling the scorers prior to his match-winning performance against Hull City on Saturday.[LNB]His solitary strike against the Tigers was enough to move the Black Cats above Phil Brown's men, four points clear of the drop zone.[LNB]With Kenwyne Jones also hitting the goal trail of late, the North East outfit have seen their two most potent attacking weapons deliver the goods at a crucial stage of the season.[LNB]"Kenwyne got the goal last week (in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United) and we said to Djib it would just be a matter of time before he got one too," Sbragia said in the Northern Echo.[LNB]Purple patch"Persevere, keep working and it'll come for you. He could go through a purple patch now. In general he was excellent on Saturday.[LNB]"He indicated he wanted to come off with 10 minutes to go because he had a slight injury, but I just asked him to stay on for me and keep working and he's done that. He's been rewarded with a goal as well."[LNB]Sbragia is now looking to Cisse and Jones to make a late surge up the Premier League goalscoring charts as Sunderland look to cement their top-flight standing.[LNB]"The front two are a handful when they're on their game. Kenwyne was good as well (on Saturday) and won a lot of balls in the air," added the Black Cats boss.[LNB]"There was a lot at stake. We tried to shield it from the players, but it was important we got the three points. We've now got a huge game to prepare for against West Brom."[LNB]
