Dylan McGeouch joined Sunderland in the summer transfer window.
McGeouch joined Sunderland in the summer transfer window after leaving Scottish Premiership side Hibernian at the end of last season.
Although the 25-year-old played well in pre-season, the midfielder picked up an injury and has struggled to do well for the Black Cats so far this season.
The Scotland international has made only one start in League One for Sunderland so far this season, but manager Ross is confident that the former Celtic midfielder will turn on the style soon.
Ross told The Chronicle about McGeouch: “Dylan trained this week so he should be fine. Expectations are high that when you come back in, you hit top performance levels right away. It’s been frustrating for him, and for me, but Dylan will get there.
“He has trained well this week, he looks positive again, and it’s a case of not only building up his physical resilience but also mental resilience because he has been frustrated that he is not quite hitting the levels he knows he is capable of.”
The Sunderland boss added: “One of the things I spoke about when I brought him here was the demands of playing at the stadium, and how challenging that can be at times.
“I wanted him because of his willingness to take the ball, at all times, regardless of what is going on around him, and I think we’ve seen that already in pre-season.
“It’s a great trait to have and he will keep on doing that for us, recycling the ball and using it effectively. Once he is up and running, he will be a huge asset to us.”
Pushing for promotion
The season is still in its early phase, and McGeouch will show what he is capable of at Sunderland in the coming weeks and months.
The Black Cats are doing well at the moment and are very much in the running for automatic promotion to the Championship.
Sunderland are fourth in the League One table at the moment with 15 points from eight matches, five points behind leaders Portsmouth.
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