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Settling on a style of play that excites the fans is high on Regis Le Bris’s list of priorities at Sunderland. He is acutely aware that the team struggled to find the net last season and reckons the responsibility is not just with the forwards.

The 48-year-old Frenchman said: “Everyone could score goals, the responsibility is always on the striker, which is difficult. We know this position is always important for a team and obviously the club, the organisation, is aware of this problem.”

The club are looking at striker options, even though chosen targets will not be revealed. “It’s absolutely confidential, to be efficient at the end,” he said. “We are working on a game model since the start of the season. If the ideas are clear and shared and understood by the players they can produce many things.