Former Sunderland forward Martin Smith is of the opinion that the Black Cats will come good and escape he drop into the Championship at the end of the season.
He believes that the key to them staying in the top flight is by them having more faith in the strikers presently at the club. Smith himself scored 28 goals for Sunderland in his time at the club.
Currently sitting in 16th place in the league, the Black Cats have a chance of improving their situation on Saturday when they face Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light, Villa are only four points off the drop zone themselves so both clubs are in need of the points.
And Smith believes that the way to picking up more points is for Sunderland to be a bit more adventurous in the opposition’s half of the field.
“I think they might get lucky again and that it will be the teams that came up that all go back down,” Smith told Sky Sports.
“It might be the case that a low total will be enough to keep the team in the Premier League this season.
“They don’t win enough games and it feels like they set themselves up not to lose and play for a draw rather than attacking teams.’
He added: “Jermain Defoe will score goals without question but I’m not sure they’re creating enough chances for him at the moment.”
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