Sunderland, during this very difficult period of form, have several players not up to the mark. Sunderland managed to end a run of six-straight defeats with a 0-0 draw against QPR last time out. And although avoiding another defeat is a win in itself, the game against QPR saw the Back Cats fail to register a single shot on goal, only taking a point thanks to some ‘unbelievable’ saves from Anthony Patterson. Mike Dodds‘ side sit in 12th place of the table and only nine points above the drop zone. This dire run of form has exposed a lot of things too; poor transfer planning from Kristjaan Speakm…