Wilson Isidor might still be the penalty taker for Sunderland if the situation arises at Derby County on Tuesday night. Head coach Regis Le Bris revealed the striker has been practising spot-kicks in training and has suggested “he has to find a different location for his shots”.

Le Bris revealed there had been discussions among the players about Isidor’s two misses at Burnley. And in his press conference ahead of the visit to Pride Park for their latest Championship clash, the boss was also asked directly whether the Zenit St Petersburg loanee would still have the responsibility from 12 yards should the situation arise.

“We will see,” smiled Le Bris. “Probably it’s really a question of choice. I think Trafford [James, Burnley keeper] was really good with that second shot especially. And Wilson was probably used to shooting like that and now he has to find a different location for his shots. It will be a useful experience.”

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That may well alert the opposition goalkeepers that Isidor will now shoot to their left instead but time will tell. On the subject of the player discussion regarding the dramatic events at Turf Moor, Le Bris added: “It was less emotional the next day. It’s better to avoid a strong discussion after the game because obviously we were disappointed as we created five big opportunities and we didn’t score. It’s not the best moment to analyse and assess the situation.

“We did that since and the players had many discussions. It’s part of the learning process and I am sure we will learn from this even though it was difficult. At the end, it’s still easier to say it wasn’t the best decision for Wilson to take the second kick. But they [players] made the decision on the pitch and I have to respect that. Rather than having many hesitations they made the decision together. They assumed after it was a bad decision. It wasn’t the best choice for the shot for sure [the same way as the first] but the way we want to build the team is to build the responsibility on the pitch. You can be successful sometimes, and sometimes it’s not the case. They are committed and because they want to work together they want to learn from mistakes.”

Derby pose a different threat and Le Bris added: “It will be another tough game. We are to be very respectful of all the teams in that league. Even if they have difficult periods they are still able to beat every team. If we don’t play at our best level it will be tough. We have to be focused on how we want to play, especially our finishing zone. We can create chances and if we score, the game is solved. If we don’t it is still open, like at Stoke.”

Asked if he wants to use the penalty misses as motivation he added: “I’m not sure we have to motivate. They are good players and want to win every game. The mindset is very balanced. Burnley was tough but during the whole game we dominated. We were proud of that. It was frustrating because we had many chances to win. But we finished that game more confident than disappointed. We are consistent, we have good qualities. The main question now is to finish the game [score goals]. When we are dominant we have to kill the game.”

Le Bris confirmed that Chris Mepham is back in training and is not injured – a huge boost for him and the club. And he talked of Eliezer Mayenda providing an option off the bench for Sunderland to change shape with two up front.

Le Bris concluded: “We know we can play with two strikers. With Eli we have this opportunity to put a different shape and to provoke different situations. With two threats in behind, two strong players like Wilson and Eli, the references for our game and the opponents as well are really different and really useful for us.”

Meanwhile Derby’s defensive midfielder Ebou Adams says he’s “not worried at all” about Derby County’s losing run. The Rams have lost their last four league matches to slip down to 19th in the table.

“If we weren’t making any good chances and if we had zero shots, then I’d be worried,” he told Derbyshire Live. “I’m not worried at all. We’re pushing. If we just take our moments and defend the box and attack the box well, then things will start turning in our favour.”