albionfan37
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They seem to be showing their true colours now I wonder if they’ll be able to stop the rot next season or if they’ll be relegation fodder
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[Football] Sheffield United
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Taybha
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First person to bite is a right wing litter bug
DarrenFreemansPerm
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I watched their cup game today, whilst they created opportunities against a porous Arsenal defence, they looked like they were missing the energy and dynamism that had them previously chasing the Champions League spots.
Justice
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Their squad is top four championship at best on paper. Euphoria of promotion and along with enthusiastic fans won’t last long. I might be wrong just can’t see top players working with Wilder almost in the Warnock mould.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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When Sander Berge (sp?) came on I thought to myself that he’d be gone by January.
One season wonders.
Every PL manager next season needs to have a little chat with the ref before a game against Sheffield Utd. They play at the very limits of the law. That said, they were League One not so long ago, are not their entitiled neighbours and have been something totally different to enjoy this season, so if my first sentence doesn't come true I won't be gutted. I'd much rather someone like West Ham went down either this season or next.
Every PL manager next season needs to have a little chat with the ref before a game against Sheffield Utd. They play at the very limits of the law. That said, they were League One not so long ago, are not their entitiled neighbours and have been something totally different to enjoy this season, so if my first sentence doesn't come true I won't be gutted. I'd much rather someone like West Ham went down either this season or next.
studio150
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8 of their 11 league wins this season have been by 1 goal.
Doesn't take much to turn these into draws or defeats iif they concede the first goal. Could well be the difficult second season coming.
Doesn't take much to turn these into draws or defeats iif they concede the first goal. Could well be the difficult second season coming.
Massive overachievers this season and deserve all the plaudits.
Maybe they can stay up next season to continue to gloat over The Massive and then to send Dirty Leeds down.
Maybe they can stay up next season to continue to gloat over The Massive and then to send Dirty Leeds down.
I agree regarding top players working with Wilder, always appears angry and often rude. He also doesn't mind calling his players out to the press, even his keeper who was superb early in the season yet made one mistake and he pinned the loss on him in all the interviews not holding back at all. His methods may work when all is good but hit an issue and the enforced respect will disappear.
Prior to the break they had a real momentum that they seemed to be able to carry into each subsequent fixture. It's almost as if this hiatus in the season has allowed them to look down rather than up and their knees have gone all wobbly.
Mine wasn't based on their restart, but their season overall.
They play a lot of decent stuff. Wingbacks, overlapping CBs, some decent holding from our old mucker Norwood and nuisance strikers who don't necessarily score themselves, but set up others.
But it's all based on breaking up other teams early doors. If they don't stop the possession or the break with a little trip they're on the back foot. Their whole game is about it. Have a word with the ref, tell him what they do and see an unjustified yellow come in on their first challenge and I'd be interested in their Plan B. And there is no doubt that lockdown has given teams the opportunity to do exactly that. How do you counteract the cynical challenges and overlapping defenders? Let me spend lockdown studying that video.......
I'm not massively happy about it either. Despite them taking us to bits at the Amex we had a good chat with some of their fans in the train queue home and a quick pint with them after. Proper football fans, nothing "modern" or entitled about them. As a football club I wish them well. But they will need to spend big to avoid being found out next season.
Justice
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PL managers are on the whole smart and have worked out how to combat is system by now, can he adapt himself is the question or just carry on blaming his players.
It is odd management, he never praises his players saying it's the least he expects of them but is quick to criticise. I suppose currently he has the upper hand as many of his squad could only ever dream of playing in the premiership and therefore accept his ways. That will change. The praise given to his team I have seen him in an interview turn it around in such a way that the credit was for him only.
Change at Barnham
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They do now have a Middle-East owner and have had a years experience in the Premier League.
They've also had some injuries.
I'm sure they will remain very competitive and would back them to stay up next season all the time Wilder is there.
They've also had some injuries.
I'm sure they will remain very competitive and would back them to stay up next season all the time Wilder is there.
GT49er
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And didn't Huddersfield start rather well in the 2017-2018 season?
Reinelt12
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They have missed Jack O’Connell badly... he was on our radar for a while, very similar to Webster in how he plays (in a centre back 3, he goes much further forward like a spare man)
Justice
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Indeed as did Hull City under Phil Brown, I’ve hated Sheffield Utd ever since that farce at Withdean f.uck em.
darkwolf666
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Pavilionaire
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It looks like they've run out of steam, but what a season they've had and big respect to Chris Wilder and his team. The challenge now is to bring in new faces who can build on the base they've established. Will they keep Dean Henderson? Where are the goals coming from? It is important they get a win or two before the end of the season otherwise they'll be on a bad run going into next season.