'Hideous!': Sunderland fans question puzzling Phil Parkinson team selection against Coventry

Phil Parkinson has named his Sunderland side to face Coventry City

The Black Cats have made four changes from the side that lost to Gillingham in midweek, with a host of injured players returning to the squad.

Jordan Willis, Joel Lynch and George Dobson all return to the fold after injury, while Aiden McGeady is handed a start having dropped to the bench at Priestfield.

And fans had plenty to say on the selection –

Here’s what they were saying on social media:

@RamseySAFC tweeted: “3 midfielders starting and still no McGeouch.”

@jxmes123 added: “Young kid Taylor deserved to be in the team after Tuesday”

@wolfnard17 commented: “Why power and grant together don’t work well with one another”

@KINGMAGUIRE1 agreed, adding: “Why Leadbitter and Power”

@GazJ20162017 posted: “That bench is hideous”

@andy_lynn said: “So much pace in that XI....”

@_DanielCrisp added: “el grant just isn’t what he used to be he shouldn’t be starting at all”

@ZakWaters commented: “This line up tell me that this manager still has no idea ofhis starting eleven. I presume Onien is now RB. This feels like the Poyet Dynasty. If we lose today please being Ross back. 10 losses in 75 games and we sack him and now we are left with this.”

Sunderland AFC XI: Burge; O’Nien, Lynch, Willis, Hume; Leadbitter, Dobson, Power; McGeady, Maguire, Grigg

Sunderland AFC subs McLaughlin, Ozturk, Watmore, Kimpioka, McGeouch, Flanagan, De Bock