Chris Wilder on Sai Sachdev's Sheffield United injury blow

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Chris Wilder on Sai Sachdev's injury blow after the Sheffield United defender suffered a horrific broken leg on U21 duty against Wolves

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00:00How is he today?

00:02Yeah, I went up to see him yesterday.

00:05So, yeah, it's really disappointing.

00:10So, these things happen.

00:13I had a talk with the young players yesterday morning as well.

00:17So, it's rocked us a little bit.

00:19No, it's not rocked us a little bit.

00:20It's rocked us a lot.

00:22So, the mood's been pretty sombre around the place because we feel for him.

00:29Been involved with the first team this year.

00:31International.

00:34Got on the pitch at Norwich.

00:36Lovely lad.

00:37Great family he comes from.

00:40And one of a number of promising players that is starting to emerge from the academy.

00:46So, deeply disappointed about him.

00:50But he's in good hands.

00:53He had an operation on Thursday afternoon.

00:57Went up to see him yesterday afternoon, myself and Brian English, the club doctor.

01:02I've got to say, our doctors and staff have been absolutely outstanding.

01:07And, yeah, we've had to take that step back a little bit.

01:14Because, you know, for a young player to be on the end of the challenge

01:23and what happened afterwards is deeply disappointing for everybody at the club.

01:28And it's been felt by everybody.

01:33Has it got to the stage yet where the medics have said this is the timescale?

01:38Or is it perhaps still too soon?

01:40Yeah, it's too soon.

01:41But he had an option to either have it pinned or put a cage around it.

01:45So, he's at the cage.

01:47So, he can wait bare as well now.

01:50So, he's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

01:52As I said, we've got good people at the football club.

01:56Really good.

01:57And so, they've looked after him.

01:59And there's just a sense of care around and feeling around the football club.

02:05Which is, I've got to say, shows for me that this is a really caring football club.

02:10From the staff point of view, from the coaches, the medical guys.

02:14And the players, his teammates, whether it's in the first team or whether he was playing for the under-21s.

02:20So, he'll get plenty of support off the pitch.

02:24And it's going to be a slow, long recovery for him.

02:27Because of the nature of the injury.

02:29But we'll be here for him and be delighted when we see him back up here.

02:33And getting back to what he's been doing best.

02:36Which is being a really talented young footballer.

02:39Because I would imagine the mental side of things for him.

02:42His day-to-day was mapped out.

02:44He was playing football and now he's not for however long.

02:47That's going to be quite something to deal with.

02:49Yeah, physically he's got to overcome a lot of hurdles to get back to where he was.

02:54And from a mentality point of view.

02:56But he's a strong boy, he's a strong character.

02:58He's a tough boy as well.

03:00So, there's no doubts.

03:03He needs a little bit of luck along the way to get him back to where he was.

03:07But we'll be delighted when he gets back.

03:09But he possesses all the characteristics for us to know.

03:15That he can get back to where he is.

03:18And obviously the support that he'll get will be there for him and his family.

03:25Just to go back on that Andy as well.

03:27Just to add a couple of things.

03:29I've received a call from Matt Hobbs.

03:31From the Sporting Director at Wolverhampton Wonders as well.

03:34So, I appreciate that.

03:35So, let's all get off social media as well.

03:37Because there's two sides to it as well.

03:40So, I appreciate the call I got from Wolves.

03:43And I thank them for that as well.

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