Mason Burstow has come under fire after Sunderland’s loss to Leicester City. Journalist Scott Wilson asserted that the striker “went missing” following the conclusion of play at the King Power Stadium.
Towards the end of the summer transfer season, Sunderland found itself in severe need of a striker once more. However, supporters were relieved when Mason Burstow, on loan from Chelsea, arrived. The 20-year-old was well-liked at Stamford Bridge after scoring 10 goals in 25 games for the U-21 team. Earlier in the season, he was given two cameos in the Premier League. Despite making seven starts, the £3k-per-week attacker has failed to make an impression since moving to Wearside and is still yet to score a goal. The attacker was reinstated into the starting lineup Friday night after being benched for the loss to Stoke City. Burstow “went missing” against the Championship leaders despite being given another chance, and he might be cut again. “Mason Burstow tonight looked pretty good until he got to the 18-yard box and then really he went missing and clearly that’s a worry if you’re a center-forward,” the Northern Echo journalist remarked in a video that Scott Wilson shared on X.
Is Mason Burstow able to make a difference?
Mason Burstow didn’t score, but he was still having an impact on the team and doing some really beautiful things before he was substituted against Stoke. The forward appeared increasingly assured, but it wasn’t as though he was passing up opportunities—rather, he had little to begin with. Whether that was due to his positioning or the fact that the team didn’t form up the manner he required, I But given his performance against Leicester, he might have to return to the bench. The Sunderland supporters have little patience for a striker like Burstow who can’t score goals because they are accustomed to Ross Stewart’s amazing performances. The one good thing Burstow has going for him is that we don’t really have any other strikers who can score goals, which has allowed him to be handed much more opportunities than he would have elsewhere.
