After QPR’s draw, Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham is questioned as Mike Dodds considers his attacking alternatives.

In a goalless draw with QPR, Sunderland maintained their first clean sheet since New Year’s Day, but their offensive production was alarmingly low.

The Black Cats had a lackluster afternoon at the Stadium of Light, unable to muster a single shot on goal. Interim head coach Mike Dodds acknowledged that his team’showed no genuine talent in the game.’

Of course, there are explanations for that, as Sunderland’s extensive injury list is 7hard to overlook. The team’s offensive has undoubtedly been weakened by the loss of first-choice widemen Jack Clarke and Patrick Roberts, and another inventive player was lost when Alex Pritchard was sold in January.

Add to this the fact that none of Sunderland’s four established strikers, who joined in the summer, have been able to leave a lasting impression.

It’s difficult to predict how the team will score.

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Nazariy Rusyn, a 25-year-old who played primarily as a wide attacker for Ukrainian team Zorya Luhansk, has shown the greatest potential up front out of the four forwards that joined Wearside at the beginning of the season. Additionally, he was out for the QPR match due to a knock.

Mason Burstow, a Chelsea loanee, and Hemir remain when Eliezer Mayenda, who is on loan at Hibernian and has only made one league start, goes. However, at this point in their careers, neither has appeared prepared to have an influence on the Championship.

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Hemir led the line against QPR, however he remained unnoticed for the majority of the game. The 20-year-old has time to grow at the Stadium of Light after agreeing to a five-year contract with Sunderland last summer, but he will need to advance quickly to maintain his chances of making the first squad.

A striker option for Dodds would be to deploy Jobe Bellingham up front. Although the 18-year-old may end up playing as a No 10 or central midfielder for Sunderland, he appears to be the team’s best striker option at the moment.

In order to snap a seven-match losing streak, Sunderland’s interim manager must now determine whether it is preferable for the squad to start Bellingham as a center striker once more during the international break.