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No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club\/league\/player publications.  \/         (Photo credit should read LINDSEY PARNABY\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" data-afp_image=\"false\" data-getty_image=\"true\" data-large_url=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/west-ham-uniteds-english-defender-sam-byram-vies-for-the-ball-with-picture-id668827682?b=1&#038;k=6&#038;m=668827682&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=6mTbI1gsP8WCo9T6jcuvl5_RxwDgJBQyex8S4QB2IEc=\" data-credit=\"LINDSEY PARNABY\/GettyImages\" data-title=\"FBL-ENG-PR-SUNDERLAND-WEST HAM\" data-date=\"2017-04-15\" data-crop=\"\"x\":0.013333333333333334,\"y\":0,\"w\":0.900952380952381,\"h\":0.7601785714285715\" data-is-animated=\"false\" data-width=\"undefined\" data-height=\"undefined\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"LINDSEY PARNABY\/GettyImages\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-SUNDERLAND-WEST HAM\" src=\"http:\/\/media.minutemediacdn.com\/process?url=http%3A%2F%2F90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fproduction%2F58f87c9bed813bd86c000019.jpg&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bw%5D=0.900952380952381&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bh%5D=0.7601785714285715&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_x%5D=0.013333333333333334&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_y%5D=0.0&#038;filters%5Bquality%5D%5Btarget%5D=80&#038;type=.jpg&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bw%5D=578&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bh%5D=325\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p data-label=\"Drop here...\">Sunderland may looked doomed at present,\u00a0and\u00a0may have feelings of &#8216;what might have been&#8217; over the 28-year-old, who started in four of the Black Cats&#8217; five Premier League victories this season.<br \/>?<\/p>\n<p data-label=\"Drop here...\">David Moyes&#8217; side seem to have struggled without the big man, and Jermain Defoe has been left to carry the burden once again up top.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container imageEmbedded\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-ratio=\"16\/9\" data-url=\"http:\/\/90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com\/production\/58f87cced39b87cc60000001.jpg\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\" data-description=\"SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Victor Anichebe of Sunderland looks dejected after the Premier League match between Sunderland and Manchester United at Stadium of Light on April 9, 2017 in Sunderland, England.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images)\" data-afp_image=\"false\" data-getty_image=\"true\" data-large_url=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/victor-anichebe-of-sunderland-looks-dejected-after-the-premier-league-picture-id666469414?b=1&#038;k=6&#038;m=666469414&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=O3VmrmtL8uBGaryhB2mCh2tnOcGYHRyoxopNSjdj1Xc=\" data-credit=\"Shaun Botterill\/GettyImages\" data-title=\"Sunderland v Manchester United - Premier League\" data-date=\"2017-04-09\" data-crop=\"\"x\":0,\"y\":0.07142857142857142,\"w\":0.9998879551820727,\"h\":0.8871428571428571\" data-is-animated=\"false\" data-width=\"undefined\" data-height=\"undefined\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shaun Botterill\/GettyImages\" alt=\"Sunderland v Manchester United - Premier League\" src=\"http:\/\/media.minutemediacdn.com\/process?url=http%3A%2F%2F90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fproduction%2F58f87cced39b87cc60000001.jpg&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bw%5D=0.9998879551820727&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bh%5D=0.8871428571428571&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_x%5D=0.0&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_y%5D=0.07142857142857142&#038;filters%5Bquality%5D%5Btarget%5D=80&#038;type=.jpg&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bw%5D=578&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bh%5D=325\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p data-label=\"Drop here...\">Speaking on his missed game time, as quoted by the <span>?Sunderland Echo<\/span>,\u00a0he said: &#8220;The fans have been great to me, it is a really great club, so whenever I go out there I try as hard as I can. This injury was meant to keep me out for 12\/13 weeks but I came back after nine, because I wanted to help the team because I know I can with the different style I bring.&#8221;<br \/>?<\/p>\n<p data-label=\"Drop here...\">Anichebe, along with John O&#8217;Shea and Seb Larsson, is out of contract at the Stadium of Light at the end of the season, and added: &#8220;I\u2019m not thinking about it at the moment, I just need to stay fit and help us get some wins, for the fans here and our ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container imageEmbedded\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-ratio=\"16\/9\" data-url=\"http:\/\/90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com\/production\/58f87d0784dc9b72b2000005.jpg\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\" data-description=\"BURNLEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 31:  Victor Anichebe of Sunderland arrives ahead of the Premier League match between Burnley and Sunderland at Turf Moor on December 31, 2016 in Burnley, England.  (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)\" data-afp_image=\"false\" data-getty_image=\"true\" data-large_url=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/victor-anichebe-of-sunderland-arrives-ahead-of-the-premier-league-picture-id630714204?b=1&#038;k=6&#038;m=630714204&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=_p2sPObUqMtzbArd88xFpBDv-7bHa2tXBLIqWnxBHQA=\" data-credit=\"Jan Kruger\/GettyImages\" data-title=\"Burnley v Sunderland - Premier League\" data-date=\"2016-12-31\" data-crop=\"\"x\":0,\"y\":0.03428571428571429,\"w\":0.9006826434277414,\"h\":0.74\" data-is-animated=\"false\" data-width=\"undefined\" data-height=\"undefined\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jan Kruger\/GettyImages\" alt=\"Burnley v Sunderland - Premier League\" src=\"http:\/\/media.minutemediacdn.com\/process?url=http%3A%2F%2F90min-images-original.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fproduction%2F58f87d0784dc9b72b2000005.jpg&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bw%5D=0.9006826434277414&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bh%5D=0.74&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_x%5D=0.0&#038;filters%5Bcrop%5D%5Bo_y%5D=0.03428571428571429&#038;filters%5Bquality%5D%5Btarget%5D=80&#038;type=.jpg&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bw%5D=578&#038;filters%5Bresize%5D%5Bh%5D=325\" data-licensor=\"GettyImages\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p data-label=\"Drop here...\">Whether the former Everton man stays at the club for the 2017\/18 remains to be seen &#8211; if Sunderland are to play Championship football as expected, then Anichebe&#8217;s injury record may prove to be a deciding factor.?<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" readability=\"2.5\"\/><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/4892780-sunderland-striker-admits-he-isn-t-thinking-about-his-future-at-the-stadium-of-light?utm_source=RSS\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sunderland striker Victor Anichebe has conceded that he is not thinking about his future at the club, but paid tribute to patient Black Cats supporters.? 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