{"id":416436,"date":"2011-05-03T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/03\/onuoha-targets-sunderland-maximum\/"},"modified":"2011-05-03T15:10:40","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T15:10:40","slug":"onuoha-targets-sunderland-maximum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/03\/onuoha-targets-sunderland-maximum\/","title":{"rendered":"Onuoha targets Sunderland maximum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"79\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/52467000\/jpg\/_52467585_onuoha.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"282\" alt=\"Nedum Onuoha\" \/> Onuoha has made 28 appearances for Sunderland this season<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Sunderland defender Nedum Onuoha says maximum points from the final three Premier League games must be the target despite a run of one win in 11 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s 3-0 home defeat by Fulham came just seven days after the Black Cats looked to have ended their slump with a 4-2 win over strugglers Wigan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re a confident, determined bunch of people,&#8221; Onuoha told BBC Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Going into the final three games, nine points is the ambition, anywhere near that and we&#8217;ll be happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Onuoha added: &#8220;We need as many points as we can get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Injuries, particularly in the striking areas, have forced Wearsiders&#8217; boss Steve Bruce to shuffle his squad and make unorthodox changes to his line-up.<\/p>\n<p>The on-loan Manchester City defender was pushed into a centre-forward role against Fulham, while midfielder Jack Colback was asked to operate in a left full-back role.<\/p>\n<p>Academy striker Craig Lynch was handed a debut up front as a second-half substitute, as the depleted Black Cats slipped to a 14th league defeat of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it didn&#8217;t help the side, the amount of changes we had to make,&#8221; Onuoha said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people who started the game, and the ones who had to come off ran themselves into the ground, so those changes had to be made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought I&#8217;d give it a go up front, you&#8217;re doing it for the team, so I tried to do as much as I could.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the club on a season-long loan in August, Onuoha has made 28 appearances, scoring once.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13271171.stm\" title=\"Onuoha targets Sunderland maximum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Onuoha targets Sunderland maximum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Onuoha has made 28 appearances for Sunderland this season Sunderland defender Nedum Onuoha says maximum points from the final three Premier League games must be the target despite a run of one win in 11 matches. 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