Jack Ross has revealed he won't be changing his current set up to include two strikers, despite calls from some areas to do so.

The Black Cats are the only side in all four divisions to have scored in every league game this season, but have struggled to score more than one in recent weeks.

With Will Grigg arriving to complement summer signing Charlie Wyke, there's a feeling that they could move to two up front to add to their attacking prowess. Ross isn't convinced, labelling the suggestions as nonsense.

"It's a nonsense statement that is thrown out by some people," he told the Chronicle. "The whole thing about two strikers makes me laugh whenever I hear it."

"If you're playing two strikers and four midfielders, is that more attacking than playing a striker and two wingers? Because two wingers and a striker, that's three attackers in total. Some people might argue I'm wrong and it's less attacking to have three attackers rather than two."

"But I just think it [playing with two strikers] has become such an easy thing to say without any substance to it."

Sunderland began their recent win against Wimbledon with Lewis Morgan, Aidan McGeady and Charlie Wyke in attack, with Wyke down the middle and the other two out wide.

They won that game 1-0, courtesy of McGeady, and are currently within touching distance of the top two with games in hand.

The Verdict

Ross has broken down the argument some fans have and essentially rubbished the idea. The wingers are not the same as in a 4-4-2 formation because of how far forward the full backs push. In essence, they have three in attack but two play much further out wide.

If they want to overload the attacking areas then the full backs push up and the wide players can tuck inside. That means the holding midfielders have to screen the empty areas in case of a break.