Isidor had failed to hit the net in seven successive games for the Black Cats but brought that stretch to an end in brilliant fashion with a clever backheel in the Boxing Day draw at Blackburn. Boss Regis Le Bris never doubted Isidor and repeatedly pointed out that the striker was still offering an awful lot to his Sunderland side despite his lack of of goals. And the head coach's faith was rewarded with Isidor's classy finish against Rovers.
Now, Roberts fancies the loanee to go on a goalscoring run like he did earlier in the season. "He's got that in him," said the winger. "He's a great striker.
We have a few good strikers and they're all different. He's a real threat all the time, he's always running behind. "Blackburn tried to shut him down but in the second half there was more space.
It was a great finish in the box and hopefully that will do him the world of good." RECOMMENDED READING: Isidor kept his place in the side despite his lack of goals and the availability of Aaron Connolly. And despite the quick turnaround between games, Le Bris is likely to stick with largely the same side at Stoke tomorrow.
Sunderland head for the struggling Potters on a five-match unbeaten stretch but they've conceded first in all of those games, something Roberts says the Black Cats have to put right. "We had the opposite problem at the start of the year when we were starting really fast and were a bit slower in the second half," he said. "We have to try and start games better, that's what.