Jobe Bellingham, a key midfield player for League leaders Sunderland, will not play against Coventry City on Saturday after Jude, an England star, was sent off at QPR over the weekend.
The Black Cats have chosen not to appeal the ruling, which has given the teenager a three-match suspension On the one hand, that might be excellent news for the Sky Blues, but on the other, it makes room for the seasoned Alan Browne, who was rumoured to be Mark Robins’ summer aim.
Bellingham will gain from his time on the sidelines, according to manager Regis Le Bris, who also acknowledged that the red card for a poor tackle on QPR’s Zan Celar was a “fair and clear” (judgement).
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City is encouraged to “understand” the threat as Warney issues a warning “Jobe waited for the decision after the foul, but it was obvious to him that it should be three games,” Le Bris stated. Bellingham will begin his suspension against Preston tonight.
Robins, whose City team scored three goals to defeat Boro at the Riverside over the weekend, warned, “I know what Warney is like and he’ll get his teams running through brick walls for him and that’s what they’re doing.” The team had two goals disallowed for off-side calls, but they knew it could have been much more had they taken their chances. “Three points was a must, but it could have been more,” the manager continued.
“That and the performance were both really crucial, so we got both, and I was really happy with it because it gives us the opportunity to really build some momentum against Derby County, another difficult team to play against, at home on Wednesday.
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