Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder delivers Patrick Bamford update and Kieffer Moore admission after Wrexham loss
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder made a candid Kieffer Moore admission and delivered a Patrick Bamford update after his side’s loss to Wrexham.
In an eight-goal thriller at the SToK Cae Ras, it was Wrexham who emerged as 5-3 winners against the Blades.
Two of Wrexham’s goals were scored by Moore, a seasoned frontman who Sheffield United sold to the Red Dragons in the summer.
His exit was sanctioned in the period between the end of Wilder’s second reign and the start of his third.
Wilder said: “It had nothing to do with me but I know what he’d be doing now, and he wouldn’t be wearing a Wrexham shirt.
“I think it might have changed a few people’s views on him, and the importance of him last season and the importance of him for the home team today.
“The timings of goals were really poor. We have to get both parts of the game right, and we certainly didn’t, but Kieffer has done what Kieffer does.”
Wilder regularly lamented the absence of a traditional ‘number nine’ before Patrick Bamford was snapped up on a free transfer.
He was a free agent having been released by Leeds United and has impressed in South Yorkshire. The 32-year-old added another two goals to his tally in the defeat to Wrexham but his contract is due to expire in January.
Wilder said: “I can’t really do anything about it. It’s with the owners and Pat. He’s done what he needed to do, from our point of view. He’s been really good on and off the pitch. He’s produced really top performances.”
Bamford also drew praise from Wilder’s opposite number, Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson.
He said: “I think we played well in the first half but those three moments we could do better with, albeit Bamford is a really good player.
“We said to the lads at half-time we had to defend our box better, we were up against a high-calibre team. But we felt that if we carried on playing in the way we had done that chances would come to us and we’ve taken them.”