BBC · Mar 19, 2025
'Bizarre' to play Browne as winger - Gabbiadini
Image caption, Alan Browne joined Sunderland from Preston in JulyThe decision to play Alan Browne as a winger in Sunderland's 3-0 defeat by Coventry was "absolutely bizarre", according to former Black Cats striker Marco Gabbiadini.
Regis Le Bris' side enter the international break with three defeats from their past six matches but are safely in fourth place in the Championship table.
Browne, traditionally a central midfielder, was introduced for Patrick Roberts 12 minutes from time at the CBS Arena.
"It truly was an awful performance and they got exactly what they deserved but I was quite shocked at the substitutions," Gabbiadini told BBC Radio Newcastle.