Sheffield United vs Burnley

UTB 09
BLADES SHOWING HEART AND DESIRE
Chris Basham
epitomised
everything about
United’s determination to
get three points on
Tuesday night as Paul
Heckingbottom’s side dug
in to secure a 1-0 victory at
Bristol City.
The 34-year-old
produced a dogged display
before being withdrawn
late on as United fought
hard to preserve a second
consecutive clean sheet
to secure another three
points on the road.
The former Blackpool
ace admitted it wasn’t
United’s greatest display at
Ashton Gate, but he hailed
the Blades’ determination
to get over the line
despite not being at their
fluent best.
He said: “It is a tough
place to come in bad
conditions, but it is three
points. We’ve played
loads better than that, the
manager won’t be happy
at times when he analyses
the game, but it’s three
points and two wins on
the bounce which is great
for us. We showed some
heart and desire to keep a
clean sheet.
“We had a lot of
experience out there
tonight and that’s probably
PLAYER FOCUS
pulled us through the
game. We’ve played
better. QPR at home, we
played well and got beat
and it was sickening in
the dressing room. In our
dressing room tonight,
we’ve not played well,
but everyone is jumping
around, so we take
the result and another
clean sheet.”
The Blades are having to
navigate through a difficult
period on the injury front,
with Heckingbottom unable
to call upon the services of
Tommy Doyle (calf), whilst
Chris himself admitted
he was playing through
a slight issue as United
had to stick together in
adversity to secure another
valuable three points.
He admitted: “It’s
difficult. When you are
missing key players, the
standards in training can
dip sometimes. The lads
are having to dig deep.
“The lads are digging
deep, we have heart and
desire, and we want to do
well for the club. We have
dipped off a little recently,
but we have found some
form and aggression
again – the characteristics
you need to win away at
Bristol City.”
▲ Chris produced a dogged
display at Ashton Gate
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY