Chris Wilder: genius.

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Chris Wilder on the Sheffield double:

"It feels good. Talked to the players before and mentioned how we were ridiculed for so long, 6 seasons in League One, pub league and all stuff like that when I took over in 2016. I still talk about it to my pals, United and Wednesday pals, I was sat in a pub would you believe, shock, watching Wednesday vs Hull and I said if Wednesday win today to get in to the Premier League they might be gone for 15-20 years. They didn't and we managed to slowly close the gap, 100 points in the first season, then we came here and won 4-2, the Meadowhall league manager against the Champions League manager, the season afterwards we sold David Brooks and with a profit of £6m and the 13th/14th highest budget in the division we managed to finish runners-up. Found ourselves in the Premier League, 9th finish then a disappointing season. Then playoffs, sure we would've gone up if Paul got the job at the start of the season or I'd have stayed without being arrogant about it, next season go up, disappointing season. What I wanted to do was adjust the narrative, adjust the narrative of where we were, that we weren't pub league, we weren't ridiculed. Nobody cared about us, nobody was abusing me, nobody was trying to run me down in a car or whatever when that happened and all of a sudden it changes and changes and changes and now we're a little bit more of a rival, a little bit more of a threat, then we go above them, then we go even further above them, and tonight we're 31 points above them. It's amazing. Wanted us to dominate the city at academy level, we're doing that, wanted us to have the best ground, we're definitely doing that. The supporters are the supporters, fabulous and passionate from both sets, the noise in here today was electric. Wanted to have the best ground, best training ground - we've bought a new training ground, someone's come in wanting to take the club further which is testament to the work we're doing and they see ambition and life and a future."
 
Chris Wilder on Danny Rohl saying United's squad cost £125m:

"I think their manager has gone on transfermarkt and found out we were worth £125m. That money has been earnt. It's been earnt by what happened when we were in League One when we sold Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Che Adams and other players. It was earnt when we went in to the Premier League, it was earnt against by retention, it was earnt again by going in to the Premier League again. We have the right to improve and be a better club."
 
Chris Wilder on style of play

"We find a way. There's 3 games to win a game of football - over, through and around. I'm not getting hung up on what people think about us. Their manager has come out and said we're a direct side. We've got Gus Hamer, Callum O'Hare, Rhian Brewster, Jes Rak-Sakyi, Ben Brereton Diaz. If they press we go over the press, if they're compact we'll go round and if they open up we'll try and go through. Three ways. It's not about me or what I want to do to make me look good. I know how to win games of football, my team knows how to win games of football. We've won the most games of football in the division."
 

Chris Wilder on the Sheffield double:

"It feels good. Talked to the players before and mentioned how we were ridiculed for so long, 6 seasons in League One, pub league and all stuff like that when I took over in 2016. I still talk about it to my pals, United and Wednesday pals, I was sat in a pub would you believe, shock, watching Wednesday vs Hull and I said if Wednesday win today to get in to the Premier League they might be gone for 15-20 years. They didn't and we managed to slowly close the gap, 100 points in the first season, then we came here and won 4-2, the Meadowhall league manager against the Champions League manager, the season afterwards we sold David Brooks and with a profit of £6m and the 13th/14th highest budget in the division we managed to finish runners-up. Found ourselves in the Premier League, 9th finish then a disappointing season. Then playoffs, sure we would've gone up if Paul got the job at the start of the season or I'd have stayed without being arrogant about it, next season go up, disappointing season. What I wanted to do was adjust the narrative, adjust the narrative of where we were, that we weren't pub league, we weren't ridiculed. Nobody cared about us, nobody was abusing me, nobody was trying to run me down in a car or whatever when that happened and all of a sudden it changes and changes and changes and now we're a little bit more of a rival, a little bit more of a threat, then we go above them, then we go even further above them, and tonight we're 31 points above them. It's amazing. Wanted us to dominate the city at academy level, we're doing that, wanted us to have the best ground, we're definitely doing that. The supporters are the supporters, fabulous and passionate from both sets, the noise in here today was electric. Wanted to have the best ground, best training ground - we've bought a new training ground, someone's come in wanting to take the club further which is testament to the work we're doing and they see ambition and life and a future."
Looks like their fans driving cars are as good as their strikers - missed.
 
And he's a wednesday fan, recording that live after asking the opening question.
He was that shocked he missed a chance to say
And, on that bombshell,it's goodnight from me Rob Staton.
 
Porktalk have already got a 6 page thread and counting about that interview 😄

 
Porktalk have already got a 6 page thread and counting about that interview 😄


Odd considering he praised their 90's team.
 
Nah.
He’s a bottle merchant.
I read it on here recently 🤣🤣
I’m a Wilder critic but for once he got the starting line up right based on who was available and his subs were spot on today still don’t back him to keep us in PL but deserves every praise for this season.
Rohl bottled it today. Put thugs on and tried hard for 15mins to batter us to submission but our superior team and football turned it around. Cooper MoM by a mile was so calm whatever they threw at the defence and him. Even when Peck and JLT stood still for Smith to run between them to try and blast Coopers rebounded save he had a wry smile when he blasted over.
Peck? Gave the ball away nearly every time he touched it. When he slid the ball through towards the right corner I thought WTF, then I saw Campbell ghost between all their players to whip a perfect cross in. Then it happened, Brewster scored :oops: that must be about 9 goals now in 95 games, the cost per goal is plummeting.
What a feckin great day.
 

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