Pierre Ekwah has discussed his brace against Southampton and an all-round excellent performance, with the Frenchman shrugging off any transfer rumours and insisting he's very happy at Sunderland.
I REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE
“I think it’s a really good place to develop as you can see. They gave me trust and I’m the one who gives it my all on the pitch and gives it back to them at the same time. As a team we have a thing going on and I really like this place, definitely. I feel good here, that’s why I’m still here and you can see that. I’m definitely pushing through to get Sunderland where they need to be.”
LONG SHOTS IMPROVING
“From the first day I came in the gaffer said to me you need to score from long distance. We need to have more shots from long distance. It’s definitely been the aim since I came here. You can see that I’ve worked on it, my shooting has been better and it worked out so I’m really pleased.”
ROLE THIS SEASON
“I have more defensive responsibilities but it’s good. This season I have switched roles with Dan for the good of the team. Five games in, we’re good, we’ve been playing really good and even the games before we’ve been really good Dan and I in the middle of the pitch. It’s definitely been working and we will keep believing in ourselves and keep pushing.”
FULL OF POSITIVITY
“I think the fans are going to enjoy this one. It’s pretty good, especially at home. As players you are just looking forward to the next game and next training session. We are going to look back at the video to see what was good and what was not good and definitely work to get better as a team. It’s still early in the season right now.”
