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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

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