One Black Cats man could be set for a brilliant performance as he could exploit one evident Watford weakness this weekend.
Sunderland will face off against Watford this weekend, where a win could propel Regis Le Bris’ side level on points with 2nd place Burnley.
The Black Cats will unquestionably be going into their home clash with Tom Cleverley’s side expecting to pick up all three points, especially after the weaknesses that Watford have shown in recent weeks.
As a result of this, Sunderland boss Le Bris should be looking to deploy his ranks in an aggressive manner, ensuring that the likes of Wilson Isidor, Patrick Roberts and Enzo Le Fee are all on top form, with the latter set to play a particularly important role.
Le Fee will have plenty of expectation upon his shoulder to replicate his ‘insane’ Middlesbrough performance, and one Watford weakness will certainly make this a likely outcome.
Sunderland ace Enzo Le Fee must exploit key Watford and Ryan Andrews weakness
Looking at Watford’s recent form, one win in their last nine Championship clashes suggests that the Hornets are there for the taking, and an area that could be exploited is the left side of their defence.
Starting at right-back for Watford will be Ryan Andrews, a young yet attack-minded defender that looks to get forward at any given opportunity.
Per SofaScore, Andrews’ heat-map shows that he adopts an advanced starting position at right-back, and also moves temporarily to become a right-midfielder at times during the game.
Due to the fact that Andrews is often deployed at right-back against top attacking sides, this will likely be the case at the Stadium of Light, and this will benefit Le Fee, who should be looking to push as far forward as possible and exploit potential gaps behind the full-back.
Andrews often sits wide, almost to the point of hugging the sidelines, and Le Fee could easily sit slightly more central and overload these areas, with there being every bit of faith placed in Dennis Cirkin that he can stop the marauding full-back with minimal help from his French teammate.
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Enzo Le Fee has shown to have adapted brilliantly to left-wing role
In his first few games, it was clear that Le Fee had brilliant qualities, and when on the ball he displayed that, but his wide position handed to him by Le Bris was arguably not bringing out the very best of him.
Nonetheless, the 3-2 win against Middlesbrough showed that Le Fee has very much adapted brilliantly to the role, not only showing a range of passing quality, but was also able to take on Luke Ayling on several occasions with great success.
Replicating that performance against Watford will see Sunderland reap the rewards of yet another win on home turf.