Asamoah Gyan has expressed his frustration over Sunderland’s lack of concentration at set-pieces in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian opened the scoring for the hosts with a sharp turn and finish after 13 minutes, but Michael Dawson’s equaliser before half-time and Niko Kranjcar’s second-half strike condemned Sunderland to their third defeat in a row.<\/p>\n
“It was a good goal, I\u2019m so happy to score this kind of goal. [Losing the game] is quite disappointing but I\u2019m happy with the goal, it was a great goal,” said Gyan.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s quite frustrating because we lost the same game at Stoke. We dominated the game then all of a sudden we lost the game, that\u2019s what happened today. It didn\u2019t look like we were losing the game, we took control in the first half but we conceded a late goal during the first half.”<\/p>\n
“We came back strongly in the second half, we were doing well and we conceded a goal again so it\u2019s quite frustrating but it\u2019s football,” he continued.<\/p>\n
“We lacked a little bit of concentration because we were doing well, everyone was doing well and we conceded a goal through a set piece – like Stoke. We lost a bit of concentration, that is where our problems come from, we should just wake up a bit and we\u2019ll be ok.”<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian forward was noncommittal when asked whether he played with a strike partner or in a solo role but said he feels his form is a good sign for the team.<\/p>\n
“As I always say, I don\u2019t doubt my quality. Whether we are playing with two strikers or just one I make sure I keep on going and sometimes I help my team to win the game.”<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s a bit sad, we\u2019ve lost three in a row but personally I think my game so far is quite impressive and it\u2019s a big sign for the team, it\u2019s a good thing for the team. Not me alone, the whole team body is doing so well,” he added.<\/p>\n
“Quite unfortunately we concede silly, silly goals. I hope if we keep on concentrating on the game we will get better because we\u2019re playing good football.”<\/p>\n
Gyan admitted the side felt deflated going in at half-time after Dawson levelled minutes before the interval but maintained that they didn\u2019t let it affect them in the second half.<\/p>\n
“We were a bit down but not during the game. It\u2019s quite frustrating, taking command of the game and then conceding a goal it does [affect you] and that\u2019s why everyone was a bit down but still the concentration was there. As I say, it is football so there\u2019s nothing to say.”<\/p>\n
The Sunderland forward explained that having a Ghanaian spine will only help the team before going on to praise Stephane Sessegnon.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve played with them (Sulley Muntari and John Mensah) for a long time, eight years in the national team. I\u2019ve with Sulley [Muntari] at Udinese and I know what he can do. If he gets the ball I know what he wants to do. It\u2019s a good move for him, I\u2019ve seen Sulley [Muntari] play for a long time so it\u2019s a good thing for the team.”<\/p>\n
“[Sessegnon] is a fantastic player, I know him from [playing in] France. He was one of the best players in France, he\u2019s [a] top [player]. He hasn\u2019t played [in our team] for quite a while since he came here and as time goes on he\u2019ll get used to the English Premier League.”<\/p>\n
“In today\u2019s game he did fantastic, he did so well, he\u2019s a ball juggler so if he\u2019s on top shape he will help the team,” concluded Gyan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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