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WILDER: BASIC ERRORS COST US

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The LeaguePaper Team
26 April 2026

LESSON: Wilder

SHEFFIELD United failed to do the basics in the defeat to
Preston, according to boss Chris Wilder.
He said: “We knew what the game was going to be about.
“The three goals sum us up – dealing with direct play, dealing with second balls, stopping crosses, defending inside your goal.
It’s all basic Championship football you need to be good at. They were good at it and we weren’t.
“On the other side of it, we’ve created chances but we gave ourselves a mountain to climb yet again with the two goals we conceded from set-...

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