‘Job done’ says Chris Wilder as Sheffield United forget Premier League woes

Chris Wilder called victory over Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round of the FA Cup ‘job done’ as his Sheffield United side put their Premier League relegation concerns to one side for a few hours.
Billy Sharp of Sheffield Utd scoring his sides second goal against Plymouth (Picture: Simon Bellis/Sportimage)Billy Sharp of Sheffield Utd scoring his sides second goal against Plymouth (Picture: Simon Bellis/Sportimage)
Billy Sharp of Sheffield Utd scoring his sides second goal against Plymouth (Picture: Simon Bellis/Sportimage)

The Blades booked their spot in the last 16 courtesy of goals from Chris Basham and Billy Sharp.

But League One Plymouth never let them settle and made it a nervy final 15 minutes through Panutche Camara’s goal.

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In the context of a season that has seen them lose all but three of their Premier League games to leave them rooted to the foot of the table, it was a brief moment of respite for United.

Chris Wilder manager of Sheffield Utnited (Picture:: Darren Staples/Sportimage)Chris Wilder manager of Sheffield Utnited (Picture:: Darren Staples/Sportimage)
Chris Wilder manager of Sheffield Utnited (Picture:: Darren Staples/Sportimage)

And with trips to Manchester United and Manchester City to come in the next seven days, the task of avoiding relegation from the Premier League is not getting any easier.

But at least they have the FA Cup.

“Job done,” said Wilder after setting up a home fifth-round clash against Bristol City.

“You look at an attitude and professionalism, apart from five minutes when we gifted them the opportunity to put a bit of pressure on us, which they took.

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“It was generally a decent performance. We should have stretched the lead from one to two a little bit earlier than we did.

“But job done, through to next round and we crack on into obviously what is going to be a tough week for the players and the football club.”

Asked if things felt like they were moving in the right direction ahead of facing Manchester United and Manchester City, Wilder said: “I think you’ve got to put it into perspective.

“Two of the teams that we beat are out of League One, so we got the job done and we needed those wins and we needed a big week last week.

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“And generally, apart from the scoreline against Tottenham, we got it in the win (against Newcastle) and the performance in patches against Tottenham, and the Bristol Rovers performance and result.

“But you have to put it into perspective, but there’s no downside to winning games of football and playing well.

“I thought for long periods we played well, dominated the ball, moved the ball around the pitch, created chances, just didn’t really put them to bed in the last bit which possibly we should have done.”

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