“We’re potentially one game away from a Championship Play Off semi final. Just let that sink in.”
“Isn’t it great. To go in to the last game and there is still a chance of something brilliant happening.”
“I think you have to go for it from the off. Yes a draw could be enough, but it would seriously have to go in our favour for that. Start your best team and try and score early – settles us, panics others and hopefully, Sheff Utd can’t be bothered to respond. Keeping it tight and hoping we have subs to win the game would be risky.”
“Just need to win, anyway we can. If Hull and Wrexham win so be it, but just need to concentrate on Derby. What ever happens I am really proud of what Eustace and the team have achieved this season.”
“Sheffield won 3 in their last 12… Hull are in tragic form and Boro are still well in the mix for autos… hope we take the game to Sheffield, let the rest sort itself out and with a bit of magic we end up 6th! It’s the hope that kills you”
“Tell you what. I’d prefer Sheff Utd over Norwich or Boro. Genuinely think we have the easiest game on paper.”
“Sheff U been on the beach for a month.”
“They’ll still have position to play for. Also they’ll want to build momentum. Very surprised if they rest anyone.”
“This probably won’t be an easy game. Wilder is the type who will want to spoil the party, as he should.”
“I can’t work out how Sheff Utd have been so poor.
They’ve got some excellent players that I’d certainly want in our first XI……..Hamer, Peck, O’Hare (who was the best player on the pitch in a game we won, with a Carlton Morris hat-trick)…….and, whisper it quietly, Bamford is still half-decent.
Therefore, I think it’s great that we have to go into this knowing that, in all likelihood, we’ll need to win.”
“Thought the same so I’ve had a little look on opta to see what’s sticking out statistically as to why they’ve been so poor.
Top half for ground duels won. Top 3 for aerial duels won, they average 52% possession so with those stats you’d think they’d they would be in games but they’ve conceded 9 fast break goals (tied 3rd most), 3rd most headed goals with 13, near the bottom for blocks and top 5 in shots in box %. Teams bully them where it counts essentially.”
“Sheff United are a weird one aren’t they. In form they look as good as anyone but mostly they can’t even be consistent for 90 minutes never mind a few games. They have an absolute cheating bell end up front to worry about. I guess the real worry from our perspective is Hamer. Ozoh and Travis can be naive, Szmodics can be absent and Hamer isn’t a player you want to give much opportunity to”
“It’s almost as if Wilder can’t tactically deal with the increasing psychical, direct football that now dominates the league which originally got him promotions from league 1 to the Prem. Reap what you sow.”
“Preston’s goals against them last weekend seem like a spitting image of when we played Sheff Utd earlier in the season.
Get after them on the counter and set pieces.”
“One of their best performers , Brooks , is out”
“Now that is a stroke of luck”
“Brereton Diaz gives everything, but can’t play on the left, which is a huge problem for us, with Agyemang and Brewster lost to the injury gods.”