Wilder

[alcoblade]

I will do, in the spoons in Barnsley. It's great haha

I was in there too

 

[alcoblade]

Tactically inept again.
Wilder is looking more and more like a lower league manager who makes teams that run abaht a bit, when they can't run abaht they are shit and no crate of Peroni's from the offie on the way home is going to put that right. Lower league bully manager who will throw players under the bus rather than admit his own shortcomings.

Their first team was marginally better (by an odd goal) that our experimental reserves. Nothing to see here.

 

[Blademan18891889]

Those two promotions were and will always be far more important to me personally than any cup win that United may have and that I may see. United could win the FA Cup and the European Cup next year, and they still wouldn't be the pinnacle of my United supporting days.

Reason being, I was young and believed all things were possible in those long gone days at the Feethams in Darlington in 1981, and Filbert Street at Leicester in 1990. Both grounds now gone, like some of my close family and friends who were with me on those days and are also now gone. The look of happiness on their faces on those days are etched in my mind and will be whenever I think about those days. An FA Cup win at Wembley would be bloody tremendous, but always tinged with a regret that some of those closest to me weren't there to see it, like they were back then.

So, when I say Darlington and Leicester will always be the pinnacle for me personally....then absolutely Yes, I mean it. Whatever competition it is, is irrelevant really. Its who you are with at the time to make and share those memories of those days that counts.

Very fair, more family/friends orientated than football which is how it should be tbf.

 

[AWetFlannel]

He is not happy with wank hybrid mess of a line-up that he chose to go with.

If he wanted to actually beat Barnsley he wouldn't have picked that line up in a month of sundays. That line up looked like he threw darts at names on a dartboard to pick the team.

Which managers have picked their first eleven in this competition this season? Every manager changes it up and priorities the league, everyone loves it when we win anyway, loads of people cry when we lose.

 

[Bladesman]

Which managers have picked their first eleven in this competition this season? Every manager changes it up and priorities the league, everyone loves it when we win anyway, loads of people cry when we lose.

It's him kicking off and chucking the young lads under the bus for not winning.

Bizarre considering he usually wants out of the cups early doors.

 

[AWetFlannel]

It's him kicking off and chucking the young lads under the bus for not winning.

Bizarre considering he usually wants out of the cups early doors.

So you weren't posting negatively before the interview?

He hasn't chucked them under a bus, he criticised the whole team for not playing with enough intensity or intent. We lost, he's a expected to say what went wrong, he gives his opinion.

 

[bornablade]

So you weren't posting negatively before the interview?

He hasn't chucked them under a bus, he criticised the whole team for not playing with enough intensity or intent. We lost, he's a expected to say what went wrong, he gives his opinion.

He criticises his team, He gives his opinion. That's fine but there's a pattern emerging and that he never looks at himself and says what he could have done differently.

 

[bornablade]

Well I remember us beating Cardiff 5-1 to virtually guarantee promotion in 1971 and I was also at the Leicester game, I agree great memories, but that was then, this is now, tonight was character building,

I agree tonight was about 'character building' but he's now approaching his 57th birthday and that 'character building' should have been done years ago.

 

[metalblade]

All well and good Wilder criticising the players but there is a pattern emerging that we are only decent in the first 30mins of games we didn't even have that last night. We struggled 2nd half at Preston, were woeful 2nd half v QPR and not really in the game after HT at Norwich. What he tells the players at HT god alone knows he certainly didn't motivate anyone with his HT team talk last night we were slow and sloppy all game until we made subs and penned Barnsley back in their own half. Why can't we do that from the off? No leaders on the pitch or in the management team standards shown last night were not good enough for Sheffield United. At the end of the day if they can't beat a poor League 1 Barnsley this lot have no chance of doing anything in the Championship, hopefully the new owners will not put up with this level of performance for long. Last night was a disgrace.

 

[steve26272]

Which managers have picked their first eleven in this competition this season? Every manager changes it up and priorities the league, everyone loves it when we win anyway, loads of people cry when we lose.

It’s not the line up that’s a problem to me

Intensity, desire, game plan, winning mentality - if a young hybrid side show all those traits and lose fair enough

But imo non of the above were on display, all of those are driven by the manager, thats his job.

Could get ugly if we struggle against Watford, 3:3 wins in league to date

 

[Weasel]

I thought his after match comments were spot on. You could argue and debate about the team selection all day if you want and some would want more firstbteamers in, others (me included) are more relaxed about the 11 changes he made, as we can see benefits in doing that. That's fair enough.

I didn't hear any 'throwing anyone under a bus' as he was making a point about the young team that he had selected last night not being quick enough in transition and not having a high enough tempo to play. I agree with him 100% as the time it took to get things forward was snail like at times which allowed them to all vet back in to place and get 11 men behind the ball after taking the lead. It needed to be moved through the channels much more quickly and balls played though for forwards to run onto. Never happened and we were stifled creatively and ended up trying to play very intricate football to garner a chance. He was also right when he said we needed to get the first goal. We get it and we coast to a win. We didn't and it made it difficult for ourselves, especially when we play possession football for its own sake rather than being quicker. I was tearing my hair out at times with how long Davies, Anel, RND and Coulibaly were taking to move the ball forwards. His comments were fair.

 

[Loco Blade]

Didn’t bother going cos I knew what was coming. This argument to giving minutes to young ones is bullshit . Instead of all this crap of using cup comps for try outs here’s a revolutionary idea Chris - Try using tactical subs early in league games regardless of if we are winning or not ! Start with your strongest team get kids / subs on EARLY problem solved

 

[Blades1971]

Last nights debacle starts and finishes with Wilder. No problem bringing the youngsters in, however he must have seen from the first half, it wasn't going to get a result. Why not make the changes then?
When Hamer, Brookes came on it looked different. At the end of the day, it's about winning football matches. That breeds confidence

 

[Cheesebored]

Last night was a disgrace.

I read yesterday that on the news that Oasis had reformed someone claimed it was " the best day ever". It wasn't, in the same way yesterday's performance wasn't a disgrace. Our second string lost, after hitting the post twice and missing a sitter against a league 1 side. It was a poor watch and a poor performance with some disappointing individual performances. People were waxing lyrical after the Wrexham victory. This was a similar side. It was a poor performance and a bad result, it was far from a disgrace.

 

[Greenblades]

I can accept the defeat and the fine margins as others have said. Hit post etc. However he never accepts that he got it wrong. No intensity…. Inject some….. make changes, demonstrate leadership. He claimed players didn’t stick to the plan against QPR but again did nothing about it. Team selection has nothing to do with managing a team that is playing in front of you. His lack of subs is beyond baffling and if he does the same again in Sunday against a decent Watford side we will get beaten. I can hear the erms already !

 

[Loco Blade]

Assuming new owners take over after transfer window closes ( conveniently) I would be nervous if I was Wilder . Not sure the honeymoon will last too long

 

[metalblade]

That is the thing with Wilder he can see it isn't working but still doesn't change things

 

[S17 Blade 1889]

I can accept the defeat and the fine margins as others have said. Hit post etc. However he never accepts that he got it wrong. No intensity…. Inject some….. make changes, demonstrate leadership. He claimed players didn’t stick to the plan against QPR but again did nothing about it. Team selection has nothing to do with managing a team that is playing in front of you. His lack of subs is beyond baffling and if he does the same again in Sunday against a decent Watford side we will get beaten. I can hear the erms already !

This, if the team are not performing and/or following his instructions he should deal with it as the manager. Instead he seems to go to the press and complain. His main job is to get the team up for it and stick to his plan, basic stuff for a manager.

And I'm sorry but I would like to win a trophy in my lifetime

 

[Rodley]

I’m old enough to remember the Wrexham game where we played youngsters and fringe players and thought it was a fantastic CW decision,

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

He picked the wrong team, and chose the wrong tactics,In doing so, he’s disrespected the opposition, the competition, and his own fans.Simple as!
Time to take a look at yourself Wilder.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Good one Chris, throw the youngsters under the bus.

I'm not sure that's throwing anyone under a bus ,it's just a stark assessment to young players what they have to do to play first team football . Good advice isn't always what people want to hear .

 

[BladeInIreland]

So does Chris need to pop into the ticket office to check how many tickets we have sold before picking a team?

 

[Greenblades]

So does Chris need to pop into the ticket office to check how many tickets we have sold before picking a team?

It would be shut by the time he took to make up his mind and get there !

 

[Bladeloyal]

Those two promotions were and will always be far more important to me personally than any cup win that United may have and that I may see. United could win the FA Cup and the European Cup next year, and they still wouldn't be the pinnacle of my United supporting days.

Reason being, I was young and believed all things were possible in those long gone days at the Feethams in Darlington in 1981, and Filbert Street at Leicester in 1990. Both grounds now gone, like some of my close family and friends who were with me on those days and are also now gone. The look of happiness on their faces on those days are etched in my mind and will be whenever I think about those days. An FA Cup win at Wembley would be bloody tremendous, but always tinged with a regret that some of those closest to me weren't there to see it, like they were back then.

So, when I say Darlington and Leicester will always be the pinnacle for me personally....then absolutely Yes, I mean it. Whatever competition it is, is irrelevant really. Its who you are with at the time to make and share those memories of those days that counts.

Darlington the whole day will never be bettered for me . Days like that happen once in a lifetime

 

[ATL Recs]

Darlington the whole day will never be bettered for me . Days like that happen once in a lifetime

Sad that mate Club our size and the pinnacle is winning the poxy old 4th division I was there and looking back I find the whole thing over the top
Now Leicester was more like it a perfect day

 

[Sky Blues]

All well and good Wilder criticising the players but there is a pattern emerging that we are only decent in the first 30mins of games we didn't even have that last night. We struggled 2nd half at Preston, were woeful 2nd half v QPR and not really in the game after HT at Norwich. What he tells the players at HT god alone knows he certainly didn't motivate anyone with his HT team talk last night we were slow and sloppy all game until we made subs and penned Barnsley back in their own half. Why can't we do that from the off? No leaders on the pitch or in the management team standards shown last night were not good enough for Sheffield United. At the end of the day if they can't beat a poor League 1 Barnsley this lot have no chance of doing anything in the Championship, hopefully the new owners will not put up with this level of performance for long. Last night was a disgrace.

Good plan A. Other sides make changes at HT. No plan B?

 

[ColinHill]

All well and good Wilder criticising the players but there is a pattern emerging that we are only decent in the first 30mins of games we didn't even have that last night. We struggled 2nd half at Preston, were woeful 2nd half v QPR and not really in the game after HT at Norwich. What he tells the players at HT god alone knows he certainly didn't motivate anyone with his HT team talk last night we were slow and sloppy all game until we made subs and penned Barnsley back in their own half. Why can't we do that from the off? No leaders on the pitch or in the management team standards shown last night were not good enough for Sheffield United. At the end of the day if they can't beat a poor League 1 Barnsley this lot have no chance of doing anything in the Championship, hopefully the new owners will not put up with this level of performance for long. Last night was a disgrace.

We didnt struggle second half at preston..they had 5/10 mins at start max where they were on top and had one half decent chance...Gus scored and we created (mainly via brooks) plenty of chances, one which Moore practically missed an open goal, we could easily have won that game 4/5-0. Played 3 league games with a squad thats been put together relatively late on, relax man, not the time to worry.

And as for losing to barnsley so what. He gave match time to 4/5 youngsters, who basically showed that despite a good performance against Wrexham they're not yet at first team level and would benefit from loans to L2 (maybe L1) level to get them used to the rigours of league football. The winger from Palace got an hour, RND got an hour, valuable time on the pitch for them, same with McCallum. Yeah it wasnt very good (until Harmer, Burrows came on). I agree no leadership on the pitch but it was a very young and inexperienced team bar Anel and to a lesser degree RND and Brewster.

 

[Bladezz]

Tactically inept again.
Wilder is looking more and more like a lower league manager who makes teams that run abaht a bit, when they can't run abaht they are shit and no crate of Peroni's from the offie on the way home is going to put that right. Lower league bully manager who will throw players under the bus rather than admit his own shortcomings.

This is the second string team

Over reacting to our second team not winning is basically a sign low intelligence.

 

[Bladezz]

Good plan A. Other sides make changes at HT. No plan B?

we had to play Coulibaly. You think Wilder though you know what I think Coulibaly is better than Souza.

 

[Bladezz]

It's him kicking off and chucking the young lads under the bus for not winning.

Bizarre considering he usually wants out of the cups early doors.

Basically said the level is higher than some of them expected. This snowflake culture with some on here is so disappointing.

I remember him fully throwing Deano under the bus and he went onto the best goalkeeper we have had for many years.