"It's my football club and we're bottom of the division. We've played six, lost six, that is not a good place. There's a lack of respect to the football club which has to be owned at the moment. I have to help the players and change that around. I'm not smug about the situation. I'm not sitting back and saying 'oh, it's great they lost' I think some managers might be but I'm not."
"There was speculation that part of the reason for his June departure was American owners COH Sports wanting to lean more heavily on AI for recruitment, but Wilder said he was enthused by the talks he had with the club's ownership group. "They could have gone in another direction and they didn't, so huge respect to them on that," he said. "I enjoyed my conversations with the owners when there was the possibility of coming back and collaborating with them."
Chris Wilder was reappointed as Sheffield United manager three months after being sacked. His interim replacement, Ruben Selles, lost all six games and was dismissed with the team bottom of the Championship after a 5-0 defeat at Ipswich. Wilder said he might not have returned to another club but considers Sheffield United unique. He said he was not seeking an apology, denied feeling smug, accepted the poor situation, and insisted he must help the players and restore respect. Wilder noted previous success with the club and expressed respect for the owners and willingness to collaborate on recruitment and strategy.
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