{"id":298419,"date":"2023-12-05T12:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298419"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:24:25","slug":"paul-heckingbottom-sacked-by-sheffield-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/paul-heckingbottom-sacked-by-sheffield-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Heckingbottom sacked by Sheffield United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>BREAKING NEWS<\/span> First sacking of the Premier League season is CONFIRMED as Paul Heckingbottom is given the boot by bottom club Sheffield United&#8230; with former boss Chris Wilder replacing him<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheffield United were thrashed 5-0 away at Burnley on Saturday afternoon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Blades sit bottom of the Premier League table with five points from 14 games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sheffield United have sacked manager Paul\u00a0Heckingbottom after their disastrous 5-0 defeat at Burnley\u00a0on Saturday &#8211; with Chris Wilder set to return to the club and be officially re-appointed on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the Blades&#8217; 11th defeat in their opening 14 league matches this term, and leaves them bottom of the table on just five points, four adrift of safety.<\/p>\n<p>Heckingbottom is the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season, with Sheffield United facing a potential return to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old\u00a0guided the club to promotion last season, but his team have looked prime candidates for relegation throughout the first four months of the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As Mail Sport  reported back in October and again on Sunday, former boss Chris Wilder is set to return to the Blades, following Heckingbottom&#8217;s departure &#8211; with Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah confirming as such on talkSPORT on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/14\/78518849-12557265-image-a-2_1701699233359.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United have sacked manager Paul Heckingbottom after their disastrous 5-0 loss at Burnley on Saturday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/14\/78518865-12557265-The_Blades_were_humiliated_at_Turf_Moor_against_a_Burnley_side_t-a-1_1701699233343.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blades were humiliated at Turf Moor against a Burnley side that had lost the previous four games and won just once this season in the Premier League\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/11\/78550065-12557265-Chris_Wilder_is_now_set_to_return_to_the_Blades_amid_their_ongoi-a-8_1701775937672.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Wilder is now set to return to the Blades amid their ongoing relegation battle<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span>&#8216;Yes [I have made the decision],&#8217; he said confirming the news about Heckingbottom&#8217;s sacking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Chris is practically an honour of the club, he&#8217;s part of Sheffield United history. One thing I always like to do, not just in football but all of my businesses, is to keep a good relationship with my ex-employees no matter how it ended, I think you should get over it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the end of the day we&#8217;re all passionate about what we do and we believe Chris is the right man for the job. Chris has done great things for the club and in my opinion he&#8217;s the best guy on planet earth to take over the club right now in these circumstances.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport revealed\u00a0back in September that Wilder had been sounded out over a shock return to Bramall Lane and, having picked up jut one win since then, looks set to return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wilder spent five years at the club, between 2016 and 2021, before eventually leaving the club by mutual consent amid the Blades&#8217; struggling league form.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Heckingbottom, meanwhile,\u00a0<\/span>oversaw a difficult transfer window over the summer, as the Blades waved goodbye to promotion stalwarts Sander Berge and Iliman Ndiaye.<\/p>\n<p>England Under-21 international Cameron Archer arrived from Aston Villa for \u00a318million, while Gustavo Hamer joined from Coventry in a \u00a315m deal and Vini Souza was signed from Belgian side Lommel for \u00a311m and Tom Davies arrived on a free transfer from Everton.<\/p>\n<p>However, the additions have done little to boost the Blades&#8217; form &#8211; having scored the fewest goals (11) and conceded the most (39) in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heckingbottom admitted after Saturday&#8217;s defeat that he was feeling the pressure at Bramall Lane after sections of the away fans started chanting &#8216;Hecky out&#8217; during the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If the fans start, it changes the dynamic,&#8217; said Heckingbottom. &#8216;The fans are right to shout, say we&#8217;re not good enough. You can&#8217;t kid them. I was as angry as well and almost singing along with them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Burnley would not have been expecting a game like that and neither would I. It was massively disappointing. But I can leave with my head held high. I know how I work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;re asking the wrong person [about his future]. I&#8217;ve had those questions since September.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/11\/75803553-12557265-The_Blades_are_bottom_of_the_Premier_League_after_taking_just_fi-a-9_1701775937673.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blades are bottom of the Premier League after taking just five points from their 14 games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/11\/75803449-12557265-Newcastle_scored_five_second_half_goals_in_their_demolition_of_S-a-10_1701775937674.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle scored five second half goals in their demolition of Sheffield United in September<\/p>\n<p>Heckingbottom may have been referring to the aftermath of his side&#8217;s humiliating 8-0 loss at home to Newcastle in late September, which saw former Blades boss Chris Wilder linked with a return to the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old was given more time to turn things around after that humiliating result, but has been unable to get the positive results needed and has now lost his job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United will likely look to bring in a replacement quickly with a busy December fixture list ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The Blades are back in action on Wednesday when they host Liverpool, and they are set to face Brentford, Chelsea and Aston Villa before Christmas.\u00a0<\/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-12557265\/Paul-Heckingbottom-sacked-Sheffield-United-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS First sacking of the Premier League season is CONFIRMED as Paul Heckingbottom is given the boot by bottom club Sheffield United&#8230; 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