Andy Reid heads for Fulham this weekend knowing Sunderland need to adapt to different styles of play if they are to end their miserable run on the road.
The 27-year-old midfielder has played a key role in the Black Cats' excellent sequence of results at home, which has brought them victories over Arsenal and Liverpool as well as Blackburn, Hull and Wolves.
However, he has also been part of the side which has picked up just four points from a possible 21 on the road, only one of them in their six trips since the opening day of the campaign.
Reid said: "It's about getting a balance. If you knock it long all the time, you will be found out, and if you try to pass it all the time, then you will be found out.
"In the Premier League, you come up against teams that play long ball, you come up against teams that are particularly strong at defending long balls.
"You can't do one or the other the whole time, especially for a team like us. We have to mix it up. We have to get the ball down and play, but also at the right times not be afraid to knock it long."
