Stern’s performance did not help his cause to stay at Sunderland or move up on the list of strikers. A lot of people are cheering the goal, but it was a goal that did not demonstrate his skill as a striker. In fact, to score that goal did not really require a lot of skills. The real heartbreak was Stern missing the header. Edwards had a fantastic run, the man beat a midfielder, then broke through two defenders, and was going down, but he stayed up and made an excellent pass to Stern. The ball was about 24 inches away from the goal, Stern was unmarked, and that easy header, Stern put it on the crossbar. Chopra’s strike showed that he has some skills of a striker. Edwards was excellent today.