Sheffield’s Billy Sharp calls out Wrexham: ‘I’m glad we’ve beaten them’
Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp had alternative phrases for Wrexham AFC following his crew’s 3-1 win of their FA Cup fourth replay.
Despite the fifth-division Welsh membership being the underdog, the striker was displeased with Wrexham’s complacency. Had the crew owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney gained, they had been set for a house match towards Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspurs within the fifth spherical.
“They played excellent, but I think that they were disrespectful though,” Sharp mentioned after the match. “Just a couple of issues earlier than the sport, pondering they had been already by.
“I’m glad we’ve beaten them.”
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Wrexham tied the match 1-1 with a Paul Mullin penalty within the 59th minute. Mullin missed a second penalty however Sheffield made their manner again when Sharp scored the go-ahead purpose 4 minutes into stoppage time. Sander Berge added a 3rd purpose within the sixth minute of stoppage time and Sheffield took a 3-1 victory.
Sharp added that each Wrexham and Sheffield are doing effectively of their respective leagues and wished them good luck on securing promotion to the Football League. Sheffield is presently 10 factors clear in second place of the English second division whereas Wrexham stands second, three level in need of first place within the English fifth tier.
However, the Sheffield native thought that his membership deserved extra respect from the 2022-23 FA Cup fairytale crew.
“I wasn’t happy with what the way that they’ve been, as a club, before the game,” Sharp mentioned. “Eyeing up Spurs, they haven’t even crushed us. We’re an sincere set of lads and we wish to go so far as we are able to on this competitors.
“They thought we would just roll over when they got back in it and I think the referee was helping them on that as well. I don’t think they gave me one foul tonight, that’s one of the things that made us mad tonight but I’ve got a smile on my face because we’re through to the next round.”
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