{"id":59,"date":"2026-08-02T18:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:49:28","slug":"regis-le-bris-claim-star-will-be-unstoppable-this-season-following-his-pre-season-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/08\/02\/regis-le-bris-claim-star-will-be-unstoppable-this-season-following-his-pre-season-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Regis Le Bris claim star will be unstoppable this season following his Pre-season stats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Le Bris Hails Mukiele as Pre-Season Match-Winner Against Wrexham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunderland head coach R\u00e9gis Le Bris praised defender Nordi Mukiele after the Frenchman scored the decisive goal in the Black Cats’ 1\u20130 victory over Wrexham at Subaru Park in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory concluded Sunderland’s summer tour of North America on a high note, with Mukiele delivering a standout performance operating on the right flank. The 28-year-old opened the scoring in the 34th minute, finishing neatly past Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo after being set up in the box by striker Brian Brobbey. Beyond his goal line contribution, Mukiele played a vital role defensively, anchoring the backline to secure a clean sheet alongside goalkeeper Robin Roefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking after the final whistle in Pennsylvania, Le Bris highlighted Mukiele’s tactical discipline, attacking intent, and overall impact on the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nordi demonstrated exactly what we expect from our modern full-backs,” Le Bris said. “He was solid defensively, disciplined in his positioning, and clinical when the opportunity arrived in the box. His goal was the result of good build-up play, but his movement to read the space and finish with calmness showed his quality and experience at the top level.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Bris also pointed to Mukiele\u2019s leadership role within the squad as Sunderland prepare for the upcoming campaign. Having joined the club with vast top-flight and European experience, Mukiele’s influence on younger players like Trai Hume and Chris Rigg was evident throughout the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Pre-season is about establishing our principles and raising our fitness standards, but winning matches builds crucial confidence,” Le Bris added. “Nordi brings high standards to training every day, and seeing him take initiative in attacking transitions gives the entire team a lift. It was a very complete performance from him today.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the US tour now concluded, Sunderland return to Europe to finalize their pre-season preparations before launching into their new competitive campaign. Mukiele’s sharpness and versatile play suggest he will be a central pillar in Le Bris\u2019 tactical setup for the season ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Le Bris Hails Mukiele as Pre-Season Match-Winner Against Wrexham Sunderland head coach R\u00e9gis Le Bris praised defender Nordi…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[13,17],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sunderland","tag-premier-league","tag-sunderland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spheresports.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}