The Blades return to the capital for the third time in four weeks tomorrow when they face Fulham at Craven Cottage
Paul Heckingbottom and his players took plenty of encouragement from their second-half display against West Ham last time out and they plan to take that into tomorrow’s game against Fulham. It was a sixth defeat in seven at the London Stadium with the damage done in the space of 13 first-half minutes.
The ease with which the Hammers found the Sheffield United net was a concern and it was a talking point that was addressed at the break by Heckingbottom and his coaching staff. His words had the desired effect, with a much-improved display in the second 45 that left the Blades boss with plenty of food for thought.
Paul Heckingbottom and his players took plenty of encouragement from their second-half display against West Ham last time out and they plan to take that into tomorrow’s game against Fulham. It was a sixth defeat in seven at the London Stadium with the damage done in the space of 13 first-half minutes.
The ease with which the Hammers found the Sheffield United net was a concern and it was a talking point that was addressed at the break by Heckingbottom and his coaching staff. His words had the desired effect, with a much-improved display in the second 45 that left the Blades boss with plenty of food for thought.
Striker Rhian Brewster was back on the pitch for the first time in 11 months when he made a welcome, and given the injury situation at the moment, timely return to the matchday squad. He is also feeling confident despite the form that they can build on Saturday’s second half and insists United are going to Fulham with a positive mindset.
“We lost to West Ham but I feel that was just fine margins again,” he said. “I feel like we have to pick up where we left off in the second half at West Ham and bring it into Fulham. If we do that it will give us a better chance to win. It’s difficult when you are going through a sticky patch. It’s been little things, mistakes that you can maybe get away with in the Championship you can’t in the Premier League.
“We want to rectify these mistakes. We have been working hard and we are looking forward to the Fulham game. It is a tough place to go but ultimately we will be trying our best to get the three points. We are going to do all we can to go for the win. We are not going to sit back and go for the draw or anything like that.”
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