Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris falls in love with best 'version' of Omar Alderete following Brentford display

Sunderland caput manager Regis Le Bris has heaped praise connected defender Omar Alderete pursuing awesome caller performances.

The Black Cats are presently sitting bottommost of the Premier League standings arsenic the November planetary interruption approaches aft winning conscionable 1 of their opening 8 top-flight contests of the term.

There was momentary alleviation from the stresses of an impending relegation conflict connected Wednesday night, though, erstwhile Luke O'Nien and institution secured a 3-2 triumph implicit Brentford successful the EFL Cup.

A sparsely-populated Stadium of Light watched connected arsenic first-half goals from Chemsdine Talbi, Timur Tuterov and Malick Fofana enactment Sunderland retired of the scope of a Bees broadside who wasted a bully accidental to advancement towards a large trophy.

Looking to grounds back-to-back successes for the archetypal clip this season, the Black Cats marque the trip to relegation rivals Coventry City connected Saturday afternoon, erstwhile the visitors could determination disconnected the bottommost of the rankings.

'I similar this version' - Le Bris discusses Alderete form

Sunderland made 11 changes for the cupful triumph implicit Brentford earlier successful the week, with Paraguay planetary Alderete coming into the XI astatine centre-back alongside Austria's Kevin Danso.

Despite being replaced astatine the 60-minute mark, the 29-year-old was capable to grounds 9 antiaircraft contributions for the Black Cats arsenic they booked a spot successful the 4th finals of the competition.

Discussing the affirmative show of Alderete, Sunderland brag Le Bris said:"[I am] happy. We spoke astir the benignant of play. We effort to property high, it is much oregon little the inclination of the Premier League.

"You property up, and it means your hostile volition spell long. If your centre-backs are not strong, accordant and capable to negociate one-vs-ones, it is over. It is simply a question of momentum. We are humans.

"You cannot beryllium astatine your apical consistently. Omar yesterday, wow. Thank you Omar. I similar this version.”

Alderete's adjacent step

Following a standout show successful the EFL Cup, Alderete volition beryllium targeting a instrumentality to the Premier League starting XI, with the Paraguay prima starting conscionable erstwhile successful the apical formation truthful acold this term.

The Black Cats are apt to beryllium flirting with antiaircraft alterations aft a disappointing opening to the campaign, with the long-serving O'Nien and Nordi Mukiele hardly untouchable forces astatine the back.

That being said, Sunderland kept a cleanable expanse astatine Leeds United past clip retired successful the Premier League and whitethorn not privation to tinker with a backmost 4 which stumbled to a shutout.