Michael Beale has explained his rather controversial team selection following Sunderland’s defeat to Ipswich Town. Sunderland fans were left baffled when they spotted Nazariy Rusyn absent from the starting line-up ahead of yesterday’s trip to Portman Road. The Ukrainian was replaced by Abdoullah Ba, while Jobe Bellingham had been pushed forward to occupy the No.9 position. The decision came after Nazariy Rusyn became the first Sunderland striker to score this season, netting the Black Cats’ second goal in their 2-0 win over Preston North End on New Year’s Day. Rusyn was then handed another sta…