Wilder hits out at lack of respect for Blades
Chris Wilder is in his third spell as Sheffield United manager having returned to the dugout in September
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Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has dismissed accusations that the Blades try to "bully" opponents.
Ipswich captain Dara O'Shea told the East Anglian Daily Times his side needed to do better against "teams like that, teams who want to come and bully us", external after Saturday's 3-1 defeat by the Blades.
Wilder has taken exception to the comments, saying they show a lack of respect for his side.
"The perception of that game on Saturday is that we wanted it to be a rough and tumble game, we wanted it to be a spiky game, we wanted it to be a bitty game, we wanted it not to be a game of football - absolute nonsense," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"I heard their captain come out and say 'Oh it's a direct game and we can't get sucked into that type of game' and I just thought it was absolute nonsense and a lack of respect really for us, if I'm honest, because the name of the game is to run around, win tackles, win headers, win races and play - and we did.
"They've got a lot of good players, Ipswich - really good players - and in my opinion they're going to go up but we asked the question and we'll get asked the question this weekend."
The Blades, 17th in the Championship, travel to fifth-placed Millwall on Saturday.
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- Published8 June 2023
