{"id":421034,"date":"2025-09-13T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421034\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:05:13","slug":"could-chris-wilder-save-sheffield-uniteds-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421034\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Chris Wilder save Sheffield United’s season?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seemed a bizarre decision to sack Chris Wilder after he took Sheffield United to the Championship playoff final last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even more extraordinary was the club’s decision to appoint Ruben Selles as Wilder’s replacement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Selles had just been sacked as Hull City’s manager and has now had a dreadful start to his time at Bramall Lane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Blades have lost their opening five Championship games, which included a 5-0 drubbing by Ipswich Town<\/a> last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This result has mounted the pressure on Selles. According to Football Insider<\/a>, “Wilder could make a sensational return as Sheffield United manager.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Will Sheffield United appoint Chris Wilder for a third time?<\/p>\n

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Wilder is Sheffield United through and through. They are his boyhood club; he had two stints there as a player and has had two spells as their manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under Wilder, the Blades have won League One and then achieved promotion to the Premier League<\/a> by finishing second in the Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Premier League, Wider guided Sheffield United to a ninth-place finish, but was then sacked after a poor start to the following campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He then managed Middlesbrough and Watford before retaking charge of the Blades. He has been out of work since his sacking at the end of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sheffield United hierarchy will have to eat humble pie if they are to take Wilder back on. However, they are in a needs must situation, given the club’s position at the foot of the Championship right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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