Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder issues bullish statement after QPR draw and provides Ben Mee update
Chris Wilder believes Sheffield United will start winning games if they continue creating the volume of chances they did against Queens Park Rangers.
It ended goalless in the battle between the Blades and the Rs at Bramall Lane, but Wilder’s men had more than enough chances to clinch three points.
They could not find their clinical edge in the final third but post-match appreciation from supporters told the story of a valiant effort.
Wilder took heart from the performance and remains confident the 22nd-placed Blades can arrest their slump.
Chris Wilder verdict
He said: “We’ve talked at length about reasons we’ve lost games of football. There’s no spin involved from me, I don’t need to spin it. We’ve lost games of football because we’ve inflicted damage on ourselves with the goals we conceded. The good thing about today is we didn’t.
“We got into some great positions but that’s just when you take a split-second too long, your touch is just a touch heavy, your pass is half a yard off, that changes outcomes of games.
“If we create the amount of chances we have done, if we get into the positions we have done, we’ll win games of football in this division. The key is not shooting yourself in the foot, which we didn’t.
“I thought they [the fans] gave everything to try help us get the win and the most frustrating thig for me is we didn’t execute and deliver that result, because they deserved it as much as the players did.”
Ben Mee update
There was some concern when Ben Mee was substituted at half-time, but Wilder has reassured fans the veteran defender will be okay.
He said: “He was hobbling around, went for a tackle and got a bang on his ankle. He’ll be fine. He’s been great for us - he’ll recover.
“The beauty is that we’ve got two weeks to work on him. Gus [Hamer] will be back, [Tahith] Chong will be back, [Oliver] Arblaster won’t be a million miles off. [Michael] Cooper will be okay. There’s a couple of bumps and bruises from today.”