{"id":296199,"date":"2023-11-06T00:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296199"},"modified":"2023-11-06T00:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:29:09","slug":"sheffield-united-need-to-make-bramall-lane-a-fortress-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/sheffield-united-need-to-make-bramall-lane-a-fortress-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United need to make Bramall Lane a fortress again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sheffield United need to make Bramall Lane a fortress again in order to preserve their Premier League status following late winner against Wolves<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheffield United need to make the most of home advantage this season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oliver Norwood scored a late winner from the penalty spot against Wolves<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It has been some time since the Premier League felt the full force of a victory roar from Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Sheffield United won in the top flight, they were already doomed to relegation, with fewer than 6,000 inside the stadium because of the Covid lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>They made plenty of noise on the way back up from the Championship last season but the explosive reaction to Oliver Norwood\u2019s match-winning penalty in the 100th minute here on Saturday was a reminder of how important a hostile fortress can be for those trying to defy the odds.<\/p>\n<p>When the Blades came up in 2019 and finished ninth, they won 10 of their 19 home games. They will have to generate something similar across the rest of the campaign if they are to turn this first win into a genuine survival fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pure relief,\u2019 said Norwood, when asked how it felt to see the penalty, virtually the last kick of the game, crash high into the net. \u2018I hit it as hard as I could. There was no way I was doing anything else. It was just about hitting the target. It was so important to get that win and now we\u2019ve got to build on it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/20\/77432515-0-image-a-24_1699217676584.jpg\" height=\"505\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United need to make Bramall Lane a fortress if they are to stay in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/20\/77432503-0-image-a-25_1699217681941.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oliver Norwood scored a late penalty as the Blades managed to prevail against Wolves<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>United, depleted by injuries and bereft of confidence, did not play particularly well. It was a poor game in filthy conditions. Wolves dominated the first half but the home team improved after James McAtee came on.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Archer struck the first, a screaming finish from 25 yards, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde levelled in the 89th minute and Norwood clinched their first win of the season after Fabio Silva\u2019s challenge on George Baldock.<\/p>\n<p>The penalty decision was very dubious and Gary O\u2019Neil was incensed. He has suffered some terrible calls since taking charge at Molineux, but Paul Heckingbottom\u2019s team seized their good fortune as reward for a gutsy second half and refusal to give in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A real Sheffield United performance,\u2019 said Norwood, captain in the absence of John Egan and Chris Basham. \u2018That second half is what we\u2019re about. Being aggressive. It\u2019s not pretty at times but we\u2019re not here to be pretty, we\u2019re here to win football matches and we haven\u2019t been doing that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Norwood revealed the players held a meeting without staff last week to clear the air, aware they were being ridiculed and written off, with one point from the first 10 games, and crushing defeats against Newcastle and Arsenal. \u2018We had a real honest discussion in the dressing room,\u2019 he said. \u2018Just about standards, application and attitude. We\u2019ve worked so hard to get here and we don\u2019t want to let this season sail by.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/20\/77432585-0-image-a-26_1699217786030.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Heckingbottom&#8217;s side are bottom of the table but will have hope they can stay up<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re not daft. We know people are talking outside the club and you hear and see things. It hurts your pride but there\u2019s only us can do something about it. And we will do something about it. We will keep fighting for our lives. That\u2019s got to be the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can\u2019t get carried away, we\u2019ve won one game in 11, but we\u2019ll take belief from this and hopefully use it to move on. There\u2019s plenty of football to be played and opportunities to get out of trouble.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Their next fixtures, against Brighton, Bournemouth and Burnley, will tell us more about whether this victory will energise their season.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12713327\/Sheffield-United-need-make-Bramall-Lane-fortress-order-preserve-Premier-League-status-following-late-winner-against-Wolves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United need to make Bramall Lane a fortress again in order to preserve their Premier League status following late winner against Wolves Sheffield United need to make the most of home advantage this season\u00a0 Oliver Norwood scored a late winner from the penalty spot against Wolves Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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