Sunderland played out a 1-1 draw against Everton on Monday evening

Enzo Le Fée continues to prove his immense worth to a Sunderland side who are flying much higher than anybody might have expected heading into the new season.

The Black Cats are fourth in the Premier League at the time of writing following a 1-1 draw with Everton on Monday evening, and have been propelled up the table by a series of stellar performances from a number of individuals.

Right there amongst their best brightest assets has been Le Fée. Having started the campaign on the bench, the Frenchman has played his way into a de facto starting berth out on the left flank, and has shone ever since. Against the Toffees, he laid on an assist for Granit Xhaka’s equaliser, and - as discussed on the latest episode of The Roar podcast, brought to you by the Sunderland Echo - was emblematic of a Black Cats side who had to battle back hard to force their way into a contest that they had started sluggishly.

What has been said about Sunderland playmaker Enzo Le Fée and the draw against Everton?

Addressing Sunderland’s turnaround on Monday, The Echo’s Jason Jones said: “I think it says something as well that they [Sunderland] were able to produce that level of [second half] performance having started so badly. I think it is really testament to Sunderland that they were able to steady themselves, because there were some really poor performances for that first half hour. I think the [Thierno] Barry miss was sort of like the fulcrum in the match, and I think from that point onwards, you know, there were some really, really assured individual performances.

“Obviously, Granit Xhaka is going to get all the plaudits, not just because he scored, but because, frankly, he's Granit Xhaka, isn't he? He's all that they were talking about before the game, he's probably all they're going to be talking about afterwards as well. But I felt that as impressive as he was, he was sort of emblematic of a wider turnaround for Sunderland. I thought that next to him, Noah Sadiki, for that first half hour - he's been exemplary this season - but I was really quite worried by him. To then, at the age of 20, be able to actually bring himself back under control and to put in the sort of performance that he did for the remainder of the match, I thought was really, really impressive.

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“Like you say, Enzo Le Fée, another one. His work rate, just so commendable, isn't it? Because I think when he initially arrived on Wearside, did any of us really have him pegged as that sort of player? Obviously, we were told that he could play as an eight and he didn't mind playing a bit deeper, but I think our impression of him was very much that he was going to come in and be that mercurial playmaker. He's proven that actually he's got another side to his game entirely.

“Across the board, I thought that Sunderland, on an individual basis, were actually really good for the remainder of the game. I still think that, in an ideal world you would like to see them create a few more clear cut chances, but I think that even on the balance of what they did create, if they had gone on and found that second goal, I don't think Everton could have really had too many complaints.”

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