Sheffield United improved their chances of a playoff place as they produced one of the goalless football scores of the weekend in the Championship. They have had a poor run of form with just a single win in their last six games. Blackpool on the other hand will be happy with their performance despite failing to win for the first time in four games.
Managers Reaction
Blackpool’s Neil Critchley: “I thought it was a really entertaining 0-0 draw. I thought Sheffield probably edged it in the first half and maybe we were lacking that bit of self-belief. Throughout the second half, though, we were in the ascendancy, and if any team was going to go on and win it, it was us. We’re disappointed with a point against a side like Sheffield United, but that just goes to show how far we’ve come in recent seasons. I was really energized myself with our second-half performance – I could see us growing into the game with each passing minute. I then rolled the dice in the last 15 minutes and changed the formation, but it didn’t quite come off. We definitely tried our best to win it, and we nearly did I thought, but it just wasn’t to be. We gave it our best shot, but we just fell a little bit short.”
Sheffield United’s Paul Heckingbottom: “It was a mystery decision in my eyes. We knew it would be a tough ask here and it could turn into a war of attrition, but I’ve seen the late one back and the linesman has apparently seen one or maybe two of our players in the way of the shot. There are times when a linesman just shouldn’t get involved in big decisions, and this was another instance tonight.”
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