The Black Cats ace is being managed carefully and some fans named their picks for who should replace him in the League One trip to Accrington Stanley.
Sunderland manager Jack Ross has reiterated that Will Grigg is currently not training much due to a combination of general fitness issues and ongoing concerns over his ankle injury, hinting he might miss Wednesday’s League One trip to Accrington Stanley.
The Northern Ireland international picked up the ankle problem ahead of his move to the Stadium of Light from Wigan Athletic in January and as such has been nursed through the Black Cats’ recent fixtures.
Grigg clocked up 77 minutes during Sunday’s Checkatrade Trophy final loss to Portsmouth and could be forced to sit out the visit to the Wham Stadium, with the club’s medical team monitoring him and some other players.
With Sunderland’s front line being somewhat depleted at present, Ross says he has a plan in place to manage Grigg’s injury and ensure the frontman can play his part in the Black Cats’ ongoing promotion push.
“It’s a combination between the ankle and general fitness because, as I commented post-match, he’s hardly training at the moment,” Ross is quoted by the Sunderland Echo as saying. “That isn’t ideal for any player, so we have to try and nurse him through both training and games.
“Every time he does play a game and get through minutes hopefully that does strengthen his ability to play games at the end of the season. We have to look after him properly because, even in Sunday’s squad, we only had the two out-and-out strikers in the squad because Kazaiah Sterling was ineligible. Having Kaz back tomorrow night strengthens our options as well.”
Some Sunderland fans took to Twitter after Ross’s comments, which were also shared by the club’s official channel, and had their say:
Grigg has made 11 appearances for Sunderland since his move, scoring three goals and registering two assists, according to Transfermarkt.
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