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Chris Wilder has reiterated his right to defend the interests of Sheffield United after Jurgen Klopp accused him of “selfish” in his objection to the introduction of five substitutes.
The Blades coach was called in in a fiery post-game interview by the Liverpool manager after the champions’ 1-1 draw at Brighton, during which they awarded a penalty awarded by VAR in injury time.
Speaking after Sheffield United’s 1-0 loss at West Brom, Wilder refused to get carried away with the details of Klopp’s spiel but insisted that he, and all Premier League coaches, have no obligation. to consider nothing but your own interests.
“I’m not interested in that today,” Wilder said. Sky sports, when asked what he thought about Klopp’s previous comments. “Maybe it’s for another time.” As Jurgen made a good point, we are only at one point. This is not the time to talk about it.
“Everybody has that right and there are 20 votes in this league. Nobody is taking care of Sheffield United from the beginning so we have to take care of ourselves.”
“I’m not really going to go into details, I have great respect for Liverpool as a football club, and for Jurgen, be it taking care of the club, whether it’s ‘selfish’ or another word that ” nobody uses.
“By the way, there are a few more coaches who have taken care of their own club … enough is enough.”
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Rock-bottom Blades winless troubles continue
Sheffield United’s dismal start to the season continued on Saturday night when they succumbed to Conor Gallagher’s first-half goal in a 1-0 loss that left them nailed to the foot of the table without a win and with just one point of his first 10 games. .
The Blades recorded 22 shots on goal at The Hawthorns (only Manchester City, Manchester United and Leeds have had more away shots in the Premier League this season) but bemoaned a string of missed opportunities, with Lys Mousset blazing from close range. distance in the last moments.
“I was scratching my head,” Wilder replied, when asked how his team failed to score. “I thought we started the game well, but then it was a bad goal from our point of view. We had a good reaction and in the second half we have to go for it.
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Sheffield United forward Lys Mousset had the opportunity he would have dreamed of leveling up at the last minute, but he threw a free throw over the bar from inside the six-yard box.
“They had opportunities on the fast break, but we had enough to win two games there. If we don’t show that quality or composure in the last third, then we won’t get something out of a game where we should get something.” of that.
“It’s a poor clearance [for West Brom’s goal] in the nearby post. He is [Sander Berge] I scraped it off and maybe we should have reacted to stop that shot. If we deal with the first, you don’t have to react to the second.
“The players know they’ve been in a game that they want to win. They went all the way. The conditioning was good and they were pushing the game forward. They weren’t half chances. They are really good chances.
“In terms of the way we play to create those opportunities, we must have done something right, but as always, the game is decided because we didn’t put him to bed.”
Wilder: Keep believing, hoping
On Sheffield United’s poor form, Wilder continued: “You have to keep believing and hoping.
“We have to be realistic with the start we’ve had. We have to put three teams behind us. That’s the situation we’re in.
“I understand that people talk about this team not getting many points. We have to give ourselves a chance to fight. We have to get up between now and Christmas.
“I’m sure four or five teams at the bottom of the division would rank 17th now. That’s the intensity of the league and how ruthless it is.
“There is nothing wrong with the attitude and the enthusiasm of the team. It is only the quality in front of the goal that has let us down today.”
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