Chris Wilder's tough love for Sheffield United young stars as he sets challenge to next generation

The report from thestar has it that Chris Wilder has challenged Sheffield United’s youngsters to be the next starlet to step up and seize their Premier League chance, if and when it arrives. The Blades boss has used the likes of Will Osula and Andre Brooks extensively since returning to Bramall Lane, while Sydie Peck also made his senior United debut in the win over Brentford earlier this month.informationguidenigeria

The trio are three of the most talented youngsters from United’s famed Shirecliffe academy, whose graduates have helped supplement the first-team squad with a number of ill-timed injuries and suspensions limiting the options at the manager’s disposal.informationguidenigeria

Paul Heckingbottom, Wilder’s predecessor, also gave first-team minutes to Brooks, Osula and Louie Marsh earlier in the season while goalkeeper Jordan Amissah has also been on the bench in Premier League games so far this term.JAMB Portal

All have been included on merit, rather than tokenism, with Wilder setting the challenge to their U21 teammates to follow the lead of Brooks and Co. and put themselves in contention for a dream top-flight chance. “It’s really good for the academy, good for the coaches and over the long period that we’ve been here there’s been some outstanding footballers that have come out of the city,” said Wilder, himself a Sheffield-born player who went on to represent his boyhood club. “And some bang average ones as well, we’ll not talk about those!JAMB Portal

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“It’s up to those boys to see if they can get into that bracket of being really good and making a decent career. They’ve got off to a good start but we’ll be tough on them. We’ll love them as well and it gives everybody a whole lot of pride seeing the likes of Brooksy and Osula going toe-to-toe with some world-class performers.NYSC Portal

“We are going to use [the younger players] and the pathway is open. I watched the under-21s last week and I said that to them: ‘Look at the first team, look what’s happening, who’s the next cab off the rank? Can it be you?’ It’s about what you need to do individually to be the next one involved in the first team and hopefully pushing to get into the team.”NYSC Portal

While the exuberance and freshness of youth can have an obvious beneficial effect, there is also a flip side to that particular coin that Wilder highlighted on Saturday after a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea. United frustrated their hosts in the first 45 minutes before going off-script early in the second half in what their manager called “a mad 15 minutes”, which saw goals from Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson seal victory for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

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