Sunderland's young talents have earned the trust of Tony Mowbray after learning quickly in a team stripped of experienced key figures. The Black Cats have seen senior men such as Corry Evans, Danny Batth, and Ross Stewart fall by the wayside through injury this season, leaving a team that in the main is made of players in their teens and early 20s along with just a couple of older heads such as Alex Pritchard (29), Luke O'Nien (28), and Lynden Gooch (27).
But Mowbray says he 'does not bat an eyelid' at turning to the bench and bringing on youngsters such as 19-year-old Abdoullah Ba, or Edouard Michut who has just turned 20, as they have proved they can handle life in the Championship. And Sunderland are already starting the likes of loanees Amad and Joe Gelhardt (both 20). along with 21-year-olds Dan Neil, Dennis Cirkin, and Trai Hume, on a regular basis.
"I'm just proud of them," said Mowbray. "Proud of the way they keep going.
