Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan was delighted with his equaliser for Sunderland in their derby draw against Newcastle United yesterday. While Gyan admitted he got lucky in turning the ball over the line, he also revealed he know instinctively where to be when the chance came.
\nHe revealed: \u201cWhen Bardsley had the shot all I wanted to do was follow up. That is what I do; I am a striker.
\n\u201cI wanted to get the ball with my head but it was going too fast for me so I had to use my chest. It was a bit lucky, but it counts.\u201d And Gyan, who has now scored eight goals in 21 appearances for Sunderland, was delighted to grab a point from a \u201ctough\u201d derby-day encounter. \u201cI felt great, you saw this in the way I reacted after the goal,\u201d he said. \u201cWe could not afford to lose this game.
\n\u201cThe atmosphere was amazing. The supporters tried, they boosted our confidence and in the end we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan was delighted with his equaliser for Sunderland in their derby draw against Newcastle United yesterday. While Gyan admitted he got lucky in turning the ball over the line, he also revealed he know instinctively where to be when the chance came. He revealed: \u201cWhen Bardsley had the shot all I wanted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-274421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n