Sheffield United vs Coventry City
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 12 Sheffield United vs Coventry City | Sky Bet Championship Monday 26th December, 2022 | KO 3pm | Bramall Lane
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 12
Sheffield United vs Coventry City | Sky Bet Championship
Monday 26th December, 2022 | KO 3pm | Bramall Lane
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STRENGTH OF GROUP SHOWING, SAYS SANDER<br />
The returning<br />
Sander Berge says<br />
<strong>United</strong>’s strength<br />
in depth has been a huge<br />
factor in the recent<br />
success as <strong>United</strong> enter<br />
the second half of the<br />
Championship season.<br />
The Blades have had<br />
to contend with a lengthy<br />
injury list this season but<br />
despite losing several<br />
key players, including<br />
Sander, for long periods,<br />
Paul Heckingbottom’s side<br />
have found a way to keep<br />
picking up crucial points.<br />
With the Blades sat<br />
second coming into this<br />
Boxing Day clash with<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Sander is<br />
adamant that the strength<br />
of the overall group is<br />
responsible for <strong>United</strong>’s<br />
consistent run of form.<br />
He told SUTV: “It’s a<br />
huge period for us. The<br />
form and consistency of<br />
late, despite the injuries,<br />
has been good. It has<br />
been tough to maintain<br />
our position, but I think<br />
everyone has pushed hard<br />
and it has showed the<br />
strength of the group, that<br />
we have 20-25 players<br />
who can all compete in<br />
a good way at this level.<br />
Where we are right now is<br />
a good place to be, but it<br />
can change quickly in this<br />
PLAYER FOCUS<br />
league, and we know the<br />
importance of every game.<br />
Every game is different<br />
though, so we need to be<br />
at our best to keep going.”<br />
The Norway international<br />
used the break for the<br />
World Cup to full effect<br />
by stepping up his<br />
rehabilitation from an<br />
ankle issue, returning<br />
from the bench against<br />
Huddersfield before<br />
starting in <strong>United</strong>’s most<br />
recent win over Wigan at<br />
the DW Stadium.<br />
He added: “I’d been<br />
waiting for quite a while to<br />
get back and obviously the<br />
World Cup break has come<br />
at a good time for me. I’ve<br />
worked hard to get back<br />
and it was nice to get some<br />
minutes in the win against<br />
Huddersfield.<br />
“I wanted to be back as<br />
soon as possible but it was<br />
also about being patient<br />
too. Basically, it was about<br />
striking the right balance<br />
and luckily with the break<br />
I had the time, and it was<br />
nice to be back in time for<br />
the Huddersfield game and<br />
then to play a part from the<br />
start against Wigan.”<br />
▲ Sander Berge played a major role<br />
in <strong>United</strong>’s win against Wigan<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED <strong>vs</strong> COVENTRY CITY