A number of Sunderland fans have hit out at winger Lynden Gooch for his display in the 3-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday evening.
Gooch earned a first league start since September to make his 11th appearance of the season in all competitions. However, he couldn’t help the Black Cats suffer a third straight League One defeat.
The USA international failed to spot Theo Corbeanu unmarked out wide in the early stages and reacted too late as the Owls man opened the scoring at Hillsborough.
As per Sofa Score, Gooch, who was withdrawn after 72 minutes, failed to have a single shot on goal, lost the ball on 13 occasions and lost seven of his 12 duels.
It was a night to forget for all of Lee Johnson’s men, but these Sunderland supporters singled out Gooch for criticism.
Sunderland fans react
This is what some had to say about the 25-year-old, with one labelling him as 'abysmal', whereas another called him 'Wednesday’s man of the match'.
“Can he be sold?”
“GOOCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAGGED OFF DURING THE FIRST HALF… ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL…”
“Sheffield Wednesday’s man of the match so far: Lynden Gooch”
“Gooch is a complete waste of a shirt. To the point he actually makes us worse. O’Brien can’t do anything quickly, Doyle all over the place at the back. Too many passengers.”
“Gooch is abysmal. He should not be coming out for the second half...its like playing with 10”
“That first half was an embarrassment. I don’t think I ever want to see Lyndon Gooch in a Sunderland shirt ever again. Couple others too!”