Sunderland: 5 Reasons Why Vergini Will Win You Over This Season

4. He Adds Height

Ask any Sunderland fan about the side's form from corners and the resounding answer will be "we never beat the first man" or "no one ever attacks the ball in the box", but things may be changing for Sunderland this season. A very noticeable strength that Vergini brings to the back four and something that became more visible after Jack Rodwell scored on his home debut from a corner is that we have height throughout our squad this season. Over six of the 11 players who started against Man Utd are over 6ft and this is important for set pieces and defending under pressure. It is also vital that Seb Larsson, Adam Johnson or Jordi Gomez are now aware of the team's height from set pieces to make us a different animal altogether when going forward. It has been evident that along with adding players with Premier league experience it is also vital that the players are tall and strong to adapt to the game and battle against the likes of Stoke or Burnley away from home. Hopefully with Vergini starting regularly at right back he can also add goals to help our strikers and midfielders out as this is another area Poyet will be eager to address over the next nine months.