Sheffield United 0 Derby County 1: match report
Read a full match report of the Premier League game between Sheffield United and Derby County at Bramhall Lane on Saturday Feb 26 2011.
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LIVE
REPORT
NEWCASTLE
1 - 1
FT
BOLTON
Saturday, February 26 15:00
Premier League
St James' Park
Nolan (13)
(HT 1-1)
ATT: 48,062
Sturridge (38)
By Peter Gardner 6:57PM GMT 26 Feb 2011
There is precious little fun being a Sheffield United supporter these days especially if, like Micky Adams, who also happens to be the manager.
Adams, a lifelong Blades fan, fulfilled a career ambition when becoming the struggling Bramhall Land Club's fourth incumbent of the season in December since when he has failed to see his new charges win once in 12 encounters.
That is a disastrous sequence and one which must leave him considering his long term future in South Yorkshire.
Adams arrived with a not inconsiderable pedigree - it included promotion campaigns with previous clubs - from Port Vale.
He replaced John Carver who acted in a caretaker capacity when Gary Speed departed to manage Wales after cutting his club managerial teeth as replacement for Kevin Blackwell, dismissed in the wake of a poor start to the club's fourth season Championship following their controversial relegation from the Premier League four years ago.
Defeat at Scunthorpe in midweek forced United into the bottom three. A further reverse here left them anchored second from bottom with little likelihood of improvement for a side whose last victory was 13 games earlier, ironically over currently second place Swansea.
Despite their second half monopoly over an equally poor Derby for whom this was only their second victory since the turn of the year, Sheffield's long ball approach was largely ineffective as they attempted to wipe out the 27th minute lead Theo Robinson had given the visitors.
Balls played in from the flank provided easy pickings for the visiting defenders and the Derby manager Nigel Clough said: "I though my two centre half's were immense, we got a break when we needed it and though this was an important win we will not know the full extent of how important it was until the next few weeks have elapsed.
"I am delighted, however, because it has put some light between ourselves and the bottom three."
Despite their second half pressure, home chances were few and far between. The best thing in the first half when John Brayford headed off the line twice in quick succession, first from a Neil Collin's header and then a Richard Cresswell shot.
Derby's response was more effective, a diagonal ball finding Daniel Ayala who squared from the left for four Robinson to deliver at the far post.
Cresswell fired over from close range and despite six added minutes, home huff and puff never looked like succeeding as Derby resolutely defended in depth to ease their own relegation worries
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