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Chris Wilder Quotes
Chris Wilder
English
Coach
Born:
Sep 23
,
1967
Being
Club
Me
People
Will
You
I'm one who will go and have a beer with my pals on a Sunday afternoon. I'll go on a Friday night and have an hour with my pals, lads that I've knocked about with for 20-25 years.
Chris Wilder
Beer
Will
Sunday
Sunday Afternoon
About
Knocked
Hour
Go
Years
Friday
Friday Night
Lads
Afternoon
Who
Pals
Night
Certainly Sheffield United have been a good fit for me.
Chris Wilder
Good
Me
Sheffield
Been
Fit
Certainly
United
Dave Bassett was a key influence on me, the way he treated and talked to people. Wimbledon and Sheffield United were quite direct sides and he got the best out of what he had, but he was an innovator.
Chris Wilder
Best
Me
People
Key
Sides
Innovator
Way
Out
Wimbledon
Direct
Dave
Had
He
Talked
Sheffield
Got
Were
Quite
Influence
United
Treated
The job is always with you, 24/7. I played over 400 games as a player and the highs aren't as high when you win and when you're a player the low isn't as low when you get beaten. It really spikes and dips as a manager.
Chris Wilder
You
Win
Job
High
Dips
Beaten
Highs
Over
Always
Get
Manager
Low
Really
Games
Played
Player
My players have to be competitors before footballers. They don't pull out of tackles in training. It's full-tilt and if we pick up injuries, we pick up injuries. They have to give everything on the pitch and leave it all out there.
Chris Wilder
Training
Before
Everything
Out
All-Out
Give
Pick
Footballers
Leave
Up
Pitch
Injuries
Players
Pull
Competitors
You have to be calm as a manger.
Chris Wilder
You
Calm
I don't want it to be comfortable for players to step in, stroll about and walk away with three points. But there won't be any old-school flat balls, cold tea or wet floors.
Chris Wilder
Walk
Three
Tea
Cold
Stroll
About
Points
Step
Comfortable
Balls
Wet
Any
Want
Flat
Away
Floors
Players
Sometimes I get recognised and sometimes I don't. The bus drivers will sometimes stop to try and get a selfie at peak times with traffic all around you!
Chris Wilder
You
Sometimes
Try
Will
Recognised
All-Around
Drivers
Around
Traffic
Times
Get
Stop
Bus
Peak
I'm delighted with the experiences I've had and I've had some experiences to say the least!
Chris Wilder
Say
Some
Delighted
Had
Least
Experiences
I have a short-term view, just keep going game after game. The position we end up will be what we deserve.
Chris Wilder
Game
Will
End
Up
Going
Just
After
Short-Term
View
Keep
Keep Going
Deserve
Position
I've come a different path to some and, while I respect everyone else's 100 per cent, I'm proud of mine. I'm proud of where I've come from and where I am trying to get to.
Chris Wilder
Respect
I Am
Path
Else
Everyone
Mine
Some
Per
Come
Proud
Am
Get
Trying
Where
Different
Cent
While
Different Path
We used to get into other players' heads mentally and physically. In my day it was me versus you, my future versus your future.
Chris Wilder
Future
Day
Me
You
Other
Physically
Mentally
Heads
Versus
Get
Your
Used
Players