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Chris Wilder's thumbs-up to Sheffield United's academy work
The Star, Sheffield
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01/03/2024
Chris Wilder's thumbs-up to Sheffield United's academy work as latest graduate prepares for Premier League debut
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You've spoken very favourably about some of the young kids coming through,
00:03
featured on the bench, people like Al Blaster and so on.
00:06
How tempted are you to throw some of them in now at this stage of the season?
00:10
Or is it just a time for sort of cold experience?
00:14
Yeah, well they're getting experience because they're part of the first team,
00:16
so they understand how we roll as a staff and what it's like to be a first team player
00:22
at a Premier League football club and at Sheffield United.
00:27
So they're getting to grips with that.
00:30
So that isn't always easy, the day-to-day expectations and standards
00:33
that we're placing on those players.
00:36
That doesn't mean that they don't have that in the academy.
00:39
I've got to say the work the academy does is fabulous and will continue to produce players,
00:45
no doubt, dominating our area and producing really good footballers.
00:49
Now the big step up is into the level that we're playing at.
00:53
So the boys are learning every day, the Al Blasters and the Brookes and the Soulers,
00:59
in terms of the coaching, in terms of who they're training with,
01:02
the environment they're in and the standards that are set.
01:05
Going back to your question, Damo, yeah, I mean, listen, it is tempting
01:09
and I suppose there'll be a few people that want us to chuck them in,
01:12
but I've just got to get the balance right as well.
01:16
And maybe if we were playing with a little bit more belief and a little bit more confidence,
01:21
that would ease them in a little bit easier and make that decision a little bit more easy.
01:27
But as you can imagine, it's still a situation, it's a pretty difficult one to deal with.
01:36
But if I feel the timing's right, I know I'm bold enough and brave enough to do it
01:42
and we'll get on with it.
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