{"id":44928,"date":"2026-03-25T05:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/le-bliss-handed-gold-to-sunderlands-own-anthony-gordon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:35:17","slug":"le-bliss-handed-gold-to-sunderlands-own-anthony-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/le-bliss-handed-gold-to-sunderlands-own-anthony-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Bliss handed gold to Sunderland&#8217;s own Anthony Gordon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/le-bliss-handed-gold-to-sunderlands-own-anthony-gordon\/#Sunderland_already_have_their_own_Gordon\" >Sunderland already have their own Gordon<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/le-bliss-handed-gold-to-sunderlands-own-anthony-gordon\/#Sunderland_found_a_Jack_Clarke-Jove_Bellingham_hybrid_against_Newcastle\" >Sunderland found a Jack Clarke-Jove Bellingham hybrid against Newcastle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sunderland took a point from Newcastle United at the weekend. Well, in any case they got one more point against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Black Cats recorded a Tyne Wear derby double against their bitter rivals on their return to the Premier League, and the win at St James&#8217; Park was doubly sweet in more ways than one. Regis Le Bris&#8217; team overtook Eddie Howe&#8217;s team and took 11th place in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland need six points from seven games to surpass their modern-day Premier League record of 48 points, a testament to the quality of the team and understanding of a system that has not felt the effects of relegation all season.<\/p>\n<p>    Anthony Gordon can make all the mean comments he wants, but the truth is this is a special group of football players.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Gordon scored the opening goal against Tyneside last weekend, but ended up in the losing side. The frustration of losing after being sent out of the Champions League by Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>It was a humiliating defeat, but Sunderland stole the spoils in their own backyard. And that may sting even more, especially considering England&#8217;s post-match comments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they&#8217;re not a very good team compared to us. We shouldn&#8217;t lose to them,&#8221; Gordon said after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon&#8217;s perspective does not take into account one thing: unity. Le Blis created a balanced and harmonious team, led by Granit Xhaka, with Robin Rufus as the stopper between the sticks and Brian Brobbey a force of nature up front.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies team is more expensive. They have a team that has won silver medals over the past few years and played multiple campaigns in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Youngest team in the Premier League (25\/26)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>club<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>squad size<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>of. year<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>man city<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>25.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>25.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>tottenham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>sunderland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>chelsea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>23.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean they have a better team. Gordon, for example, is valued at \u00a3100m and has attracted interest from the likes of Liverpool since moving to St James&#8217; Park, but Sunderland have a good, albeit young, squad and they may have their own version of a dynamic forward.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sunderland-already-have-their-own-gordon\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_already_have_their_own_Gordon\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Sunderland already have their own Gordon<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sunderland went from strength to strength in Le Bris&#8217; system, with the Frenchman taking them to the Premier League and establishing them as a competitive side to earn a ticket to Europe (although that seems unlikely).<\/p>\n<p>    Sunderland&#8217;s summer transfer plan was extensive, but it was not a shotgun approach and every recruit brought to the Stadium of Light played their part.<\/p>\n<p>Kemsuddin Talbi isn&#8217;t at the top of that list, but the 20-year-old winger is starting to come into his own and make a bigger impact in the Premier League, with journalist Phil Smith saying he has &#8220;really grown into the Sunderland shirt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>    Talbi, of course, joined from Club Brugge for a hefty \u00a320m but has only scored four goals so far and assisted a further two.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no question Talvi needs to do more on and off the ball, but he&#8217;s an electric, front-footed winger who could really materialize as Sunderland&#8217;s version of Gordon, sharing technical traits with the Three Lions and similarities to his late start at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon joined Newcastle from Everton in January 2023 for \u00a345 million, but his high price tag did not initially pay off, scoring just one goal in his debut half-season in the North East.<\/p>\n<p>But Gordon&#8217;s quality has since propelled him into the Premier League&#8217;s elite ranks, and there is a sense that the same could happen with Talbi, who is already making waves within Le Bris&#8217; squad, although he is yet to reach his full potential as a direct winger.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Sunderland will end the season ahead of Newcastle, but with a special talent like Talbi starting to come into his own, there is no doubt that this team can close the gap on their troublesome neighbors &#8211; if they haven&#8217;t already done so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"sunderland-have-found-a-clarke-jobe-hybrid-chris-rigg\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunderland-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunderland-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_found_a_Jack_Clarke-Jove_Bellingham_hybrid_against_Newcastle\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSunderland found a Jack Clarke-Jove Bellingham hybrid against Newcastle<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Sunderland achieved another famous victory against Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland took a point from Newcastle United at the weekend. Well, in any case they got one more point against Newcastle. Yes, the Black Cats recorded a Tyne Wear derby double against their bitter rivals on their return to the Premier League, and the win at St James&#8217; Park was doubly sweet in more ways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[7182,6002,40,551,2480,4472,6558],"class_list":{"0":"post-44928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-anthony","9":"tag-bliss","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-gold","12":"tag-gordon","13":"tag-handed","14":"tag-sunderlands"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}