Sunderland boss Allardyce hopes N'Doye can ease pressure on Defoe to score

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is confident his new loan-in striker Dame N'Doye can help round off his side's attacking core while lifting some of the responsibilities off the shoulders of Jermain Defoe.
The Black Cats currently sit 19th in the Premier League, having taken just 18 points out of 22 games so far this season. Allardyce brought N'Doye in on a six-month loan from Trabzonspor in hopes the 30-year-old forward can help keep Sunderland out of the relegation zone.
"(We need) an alternative to scoring goals because I don't think you can have enough forwards in your squad especially if they're hungry to get on the pitch and show what they can do," Allardyce told Sunderland's official website. "Dame has scored goals and we want somebody in the squad to score more goals, and I also think we need to share them about more because we can't just rely on Jermain Defoe."
In 18 appearances for Sunderland this campaign, Defoe has scored nine goals - a healthy margin considering his side's position in the league table. N'Doye comes in with an excellent scoring rate to live up to as well, having netted five times in 15 games with Hull City, where he was loaned last year.
Allardyce believes N'Doye can more than live up to those expectations.
"He knows the pressure and he's felt the pressure of the Premier League," Allardyce said. "He delivered for Hull City and I spoke to Steve Bruce at length before bringing him in and he said he gave a terrific amount of lift for the players and scored the goals they wanted him to.
"Unfortunately for them he couldn't keep them out at the other end and that's something we have to work better at because it's a long time since we kept a clean sheet, and clean sheets will allow us to get out of the trouble we're in."