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Sunderland boss Bruce: Bent better alongside target-man

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 02:51

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce believes Darren Bent thrives when he is playing alongside a bigger target-man.

Bent is the club's leading scorer with 19 goals, with Kenwyne Jones taking his tally to eight with the opener against City.

And Bruce knows how crucial Jones is to Bent, providing something different to allow the £10million man to do what he does best.

He said: "The one thing Darren likes is to be on the shoulder. I don't think he is that comfortable when he has to be the lead man himself."

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