'Bizarre' to play Browne as winger - Gabbiadini
The 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.
"It was a game that was attritional, about getting to the ball first - why Alan Browne didn't get on the field earlier I've no idea and when he does come on he plays as a winger which is absolutely bizarre."
Sunderland's next game is not until 29 March when they host Millwall and Gabbiadini will be looking for a big improvement from Saturday's loss.
"We've seen ourselves through games like this in the past but you have to play very well and play very good football to play around teams like that and we got nowhere near it," he added.
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