‘Outstanding’ – EFL pundit heaps praise on ‘eye-catching’ Sunderland star
The Sunderland defender has caught the eye of a former Championship striker
Former Championship striker Sam Parkin has claimed that Sunderland full-back Dennis Cirkin has been one of the division’s “outstanding players” so far this season.
The 22-year-old has played every minute of the Black Cats’ opening nine fixtures, scoring one goal and assisting another as his side clambered their way to the top of the table heading into the second international break of the campaign. And while the likes of teenage sensations Chris Rigg and Jobe Bellingham have made plenty of headlines for their eye-catching displays, it is Cirkin who has been singled out for praise by Parkin. Speaking on the Championship Check-In podcast, the pundit said: “I think he has been one of the most outstanding players in the division this season.
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“When you watch him live, he is a very good athlete. I think he gets up and down; it is eye-catching the way he moves with the ball, but his decision-making on the ball and his ability on the ball have been top-class this season.”
