Samed missed the entirety of the first half of the campaign but has now featured in Sunderland’s last four Championship games and started against Watford on Saturday, in the absence of Jobe Bellingham.
Poveda has also endured his injury frustrations but is now back fit and was introduced from the bench against Boro and Watford.
Le Bris, though, knows it will take time for both players to get back to their very best.
“It’s always a question of building different steps,” said Sunderland’s head coach.
“It’s not easy for Salis to find his best rhythm after six months out, we need time. Ian will also need time. So it’s a question of building new layers, and to be consistent will take patience. We want to be dominant but it is never easy to keep this dynamic for a long period.
“Ian has good qualities but he has not played for a long period so when he came in against Middlesbrough for example, he had an opportunity [to score] and this was a good reminder to show that at this level of competition, we have to be humble because even if you are very talented it is tough to build a good connection.
“This was another step for Ian today and so I hope that he will be better and better in the future.”
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In the absence of Bellingham, Le Bris opted to bring Samed into the midfield rather than tinker with the formation and play Eliezer Mayenda up-front with Wilson Isidor.
Le Bris has experimented with 4-4-2 at times this season but his favoured formation is still 4-3-3.
“I think we have created a consistency with our structure,” he said.
“We have used a 4-4-2 sometimes but the best balance for me in our team is built around a 4-3-3 in possession with the three midfielders.
“That becomes a 4-4-2 out of possession, I think this has been the best balance for us. We can use a different shape at our times but we wanted to play with out best balance, which has been three midfielders.”
