Chris Coleman has told his players to take the reins off when they are in front of goal and shoot on sight.
In what was the Welshman’s first home game in charge of Sunderland last weekend, the Black Cats produced a stable showing for most of the first-half which saw the visitors Reading rarely threaten.
However, Callum McManaman’s second yellow card for handling the ball deep into first-half stoppage time turned the tide in the Royals favour.
And it didn’t take Jaap Stam’s side long to stamp their authority on the fixture in the second 45, with David Edwards striking on 53 minutes before Modou Barrow scored a brace in three minutes.
Asoro provided a boost as the half wore on, adding a touch of energy which won the lads a penalty which Lewis Grabban calmly converted.
But the deficit proved too much for the Black Cats to claw back, leaving Coleman with plenty to ponder ahead of next Saturday’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“It is another home game that we haven’t won,” he said.
“We can talk about it for as long as we want but all we can do is get back to the training ground and start working towards the next game which is next weekend and try to get a performance to make sure we build on the last two games where there were some very good signs.
“And there were some good signs against Reading up until we had a man sent off. After that we were up against it and Reading went on to deservedly win the game.
“Joel is positive, he is direct, and I think he gave us a bit of life. He is very quick, and he didn’t have any fear.
“When we are 3-0 down it is a huge mountain for us to climb,” he continued.
“We got a goal and then we had one or two situations where for whatever reason we were reluctant to pull the trigger.
“We shouldn’t be. We should have a shot, but we don’t we seem to be always looking for that perfect moment which never comes.
“There are a lot of things for us to think about, the players have been here many, many times.
“So how do we get away from that and break that? That’s what we need to focus on as soon as we get back into training.”
