🚨“WHY NOT HIM…?” — PIERS MORGAN STUNS SUNDERLAND FANS WITH CHEMSDINE TALBI VERDICT👀🔥
Chemsdine Talbi had already done the talking on the pitch.
Now, in this fictionalized storyline, Piers Morgan has supposedly added his own verdict — and it has Sunderland supporters asking one very simple question:
“Why not him?”
Talbi entered Sunderland’s Carabao Cup clash with Hull City surrounded by questions.
His future had been a major talking point.
His place in Régis Le Bris’ plans had been debated.
And after a summer in which his name was linked with a potential move away from the Stadium of Light, there was genuine uncertainty about what the next chapter of his Sunderland career would look like.
Then came Tuesday night.
Sunderland made 11 changes from the side that had drawn with Brentford, giving opportunities to several players and handing competitive debuts to new arrivals. Talbi started, and eventually became the difference between Sunderland progressing and Hull surviving.
The match was not a classic.
Chances were limited.
The two Premier League sides struggled to create clear opportunities for long periods.
But when the decisive moment arrived, Talbi produced something special.
In the 71st minute, Sunderland broke forward after Hull had pushed players up for a corner. Substitute Thomas Meunier flicked the ball into Talbi’s path, and the Moroccan raced through before calmly lifting a delicate chip over Dillon Phillips and into the net.
Sunderland 1–0 Hull.
Game over.
Sunderland through.
Talbi the match-winner.
And suddenly, the conversation around him changed.
FROM TRANSFER QUESTIONS TO “WHY NOT HIM?”
Only recently, the biggest question surrounding Talbi was whether he would even remain at Sunderland.
Reports had linked him with clubs outside England after he was not included in Sunderland’s Europa League squad. His omission generated speculation about his future, although the circumstances were also complicated by squad-registration rules.
For Sunderland supporters, that uncertainty was frustrating.
Here was a young player who had already demonstrated that he could produce important moments.
And yet there was a feeling that his future on Wearside was not completely settled.
Then Sunderland confirmed that he would remain.
That immediately raised another question:
What exactly does Le Bris intend to do with him?
Tuesday night provided one possible answer.
Talbi was not simply used as a conventional winger.
He operated in a more central attacking role.
And that could be the most important development to emerge from the entire Hull game.
TALBI’S GOAL WAS MORE THAN JUST A GOAL
The finish itself was excellent.
There was no panic.
No wild attempt to smash the ball past the goalkeeper.
Talbi saw Phillips coming out and produced the kind of finish that requires confidence.
A delicate touch.
A perfectly judged chip.
And suddenly the ball was in the net.
Sky Sports described it as an “audacious chip”, while match reports highlighted the quality of the finish that ultimately sent Sunderland into the fourth round.
But the goal mattered for another reason.
It reminded everyone why Sunderland wanted Talbi in the first place.
He can create something from very little.
He can attack space.
He can carry the ball.
He can produce moments that change matches.
And if Le Bris can find the best position for him, Sunderland could potentially unlock even more.
ENTER THE “WHY NOT HIM?” QUESTION
That is where the Piers Morgan storyline becomes so interesting.
Rather than simply focusing on Talbi as another promising winger, the verdict in this scenario asks something more provocative:
Why not build more of the attack around him?
Why shouldn’t Talbi be given a bigger role?
Why shouldn’t he be trusted after producing a match-winning moment?
Why shouldn’t Sunderland explore him centrally?
And why shouldn’t a player who has just helped send the club into the next round be considered seriously for more important fixtures?
Those questions will inevitably divide supporters.
Some will argue that one goal against Hull cannot suddenly change everything.
Others will say that the goal is exactly why players like Talbi need opportunities.
Football is full of players who need one moment to change the perception surrounding them.
Talbi may have just had his.
SUNDERLAND’S ROTATED TEAM MAKES IT EVEN MORE INTERESTING
There was another significant detail from the Hull game.
Le Bris made 11 changes from the side that faced Brentford.
That meant the match was effectively an opportunity for players outside the regular starting XI to make their case.
And Talbi took his opportunity.
That is important.
Managers constantly talk about squad depth.
They talk about competition for places.
They talk about players taking their chances.
Talbi did exactly that.
He did not need five matches to make his argument.
He needed one moment.
And when that moment arrived, he delivered.
THE TRANSFER SPECULATION NOW LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT
Imagine if Talbi had left Sunderland before this game.
The Black Cats would have lost a player capable of producing exactly the type of moment they needed against Hull.
The game was drifting.
Neither side was creating enough.
Then Talbi changed everything.
That is why the decision to keep him could become increasingly important as the season develops.
There is no guarantee that Talbi will suddenly become a regular starter.
There is no guarantee that he will score every time he plays.
But Sunderland now have something extremely valuable:
an attacking player with something to prove.
And those players can be dangerous.
LE BRIS MAY HAVE DISCOVERED ANOTHER TALBI
The most fascinating part of the story may not even be the goal.
It is the position.
Talbi has traditionally been associated with playing from the wing.
But against Hull, he showed what could happen when he is allowed to operate more centrally.
That creates another tactical possibility for Le Bris.
Instead of asking Talbi simply to stay wide and beat his full-back, Sunderland can potentially allow him to move into dangerous central areas.
He can drift.
He can run beyond the striker.
He can receive between the lines.
He can attack the space behind defenders.
And, most importantly, he can arrive in positions where his pace becomes much harder to control.
“WHY NOT HIM?”
That phrase suddenly makes sense.
Why not give him the opportunity?
Why not see whether he can handle a bigger responsibility?
Why not use his confidence after Hull?
Why not allow him to compete for a starting role rather than treating him as a player waiting for occasional opportunities?
The answer, of course, is that Sunderland have plenty of attacking competition.
Le Bris has several options.
The squad is stronger.
Players are competing for places.
And no player can expect to walk straight into the starting XI because of one performance.
But Talbi has now made the manager’s decision harder.
And that is exactly what a good substitute or fringe player is supposed to do.
SUNDERLAND FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
There is something supporters love about a player fighting his way back into the conversation.
Talbi’s situation had become dominated by transfer speculation.
Now it is dominated by football.
That is exactly what Sunderland fans wanted.
No more questions about where he might go.
No more endless discussion about whether he wants to leave.
No more uncertainty about whether he can contribute.
Instead:
He stayed.
He played.
He scored.
And now people are asking what comes next.
THE HULL WIN COULD BE A TURNING POINT
It would be easy to dismiss a Carabao Cup third-round match.
But for Talbi, it could prove to be much more important.
The victory itself sends Sunderland into the fourth round for the first time since 2021.
But for Talbi personally, the game could represent something bigger.
It could be the beginning of his attempt to reclaim a significant role in the Sunderland squad.
He now has a goal to point towards.
He has a performance to point towards.
And he has a manager who has already shown a willingness to experiment with his position.
That is a powerful combination.
AND THEN THERE IS PIERS MORGAN’S VERDICT
In this fictionalized scenario, Morgan’s reaction is designed to cut straight through the debate.
Instead of overcomplicating it, the argument is brutally simple:
Why not him?
Why should Sunderland automatically look elsewhere?
Why shouldn’t Talbi be given the chance to become one of the team’s key attacking figures?
Why shouldn’t a player capable of producing that finish be trusted with more responsibility?
It is the sort of question guaranteed to get Sunderland fans talking.
And judging by the reaction to his goal, there is already plenty of support for the idea.
One fan reaction reported after the match described Talbi’s finish as “sublime” and a worthy match-winning goal, while another called it a confidence-building performance for a heavily rotated Sunderland side.
That tells you something.
Supporters noticed.
They saw the finish.
They saw the confidence.
And they saw a player who appeared determined to remind everyone that he still has something to offer.
THE PRESSURE IS NOW ON TALBI
But this is where the story becomes even more interesting.
One goal changes the conversation.
It does not finish it.
Now Talbi has to back it up.
If he gets another opportunity, he needs another performance.
If he starts in the Premier League, he needs to show he belongs.
If Le Bris moves him centrally again, he needs to demonstrate that the Hull performance was not simply a one-off.
That is the challenge.
The door has opened.
Now Talbi has to walk through it.
SUNDERLAND MAY HAVE JUST GAINED A NEW WEAPON
The biggest winners from the Hull performance may ultimately be Sunderland.
They kept a talented player.
They gave him an opportunity.
He responded with a match-winning goal.
And Le Bris now has another tactical option to consider.
That is a pretty good outcome.
The manager does not have to commit to making Talbi a permanent central attacker.
He does not have to change his entire system.
But he now knows something he did not necessarily know before.
Talbi can hurt teams from there.
And that knowledge could prove invaluable.
THE QUESTION EVERYONE IS ASKING NOW
Before Hull, the question was:
**Will Chemsdine Talbi still be at Sunderland?**
After Hull, the question is very different.
How important can Chemsdine Talbi become for Sunderland?
And that is a much better question for the player.
The transfer uncertainty is fading.
The football is taking over.
Talbi has made his statement.
Le Bris has seen another side of his game.
Sunderland have progressed.
And supporters have been given a reason to believe that the story surrounding the Moroccan winger may be far from finished.
So when the question is asked:
“Why not him?”
There is now an obvious answer.
Why not?
He has the pace.
He has the confidence.
He has the ability.
And after what he produced against Hull, he has given Régis Le Bris one more reason to find out exactly how far he can go.
Talbi thought his biggest battle was proving he belonged at Sunderland.
Now he may have a different battle altogether:
proving that Sunderland should build more of their attack around him.👀🔥