da realbet： A number of Sunderland fans have voiced their support for Will Grigg after the under-pressure forward missed his penalty in the EFL Cup shoot-out defeat to Oxford United.
da doce： Grigg stepped up to take the Black Cats’ third spot-kick against the U’s, but blasted his effort sky high to the left and watched on as it sailed over the bar.
The 28-year-old had entered the action in the 55th-minute for Joel Lynch after the centre-back suffered a knock, although his only telling action of the game came a quarter of an hour later when Grigg won a free-kick in the attacking third.
Solihull-born Grigg has come in for a range of backlash on social media since the Carabao Cup clash, with a quick search on Twitter showing Sunderland fans sharing messages suggesting the pressure of guiding the Black Cats out of League One may be too much for him.
Others have railed in support of the striker, though, with one suggesting boss Phil Parkinson needs to supply Grigg with the right service, as he can then be a 20-plus-goal centre-forward.
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Grigg hit 19 goals in the 2012/13 League One term for Walsall, before later penning 20 in the 14/15 campaign for MK Dons, 25 in the 15/16 season for Wigan Athletic and 19 for the Latics in 2017/18.
Promotion into the Championship for last season again saw Grigg struggle before moving to the Stadium of Light in January, where he only managed to strike four goals in 18 league games before the close of the season.
The 13-cap former Northern Ireland international recently opened his account for the term against Tranmere Rovers, which brought an end to a 21-game goal drought in the third-tier including last season’s Play-Offs.
Here are some of the messages shared from Black Cats supporters who continue to back Grigg…