{"id":62722,"date":"2022-04-22T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=62722"},"modified":"2022-04-22T20:32:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T19:32:47","slug":"wilders-burnley-links-detract-from-his-job-in-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2022\/04\/22\/wilders-burnley-links-detract-from-his-job-in-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilder&#8217;s Burnley links detract from his job in hand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans take on Middlesbrough at the Swansea.com stadium tomorrow with the visitors still very much holding strong play off ambitions &#8211; they arrive in SA1 just three points off the top six in the division but with a game in hand over 6th placed Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>Boss Chris Wilder will be taking questions from the press this morning ahead of the fixture but it is unlikely that their hopes of a Premier League promotion will be at the front end of the questioning &#8211; the Boro boss is being heavily linked with the managerial role at Burnley following the sacking of Sean Dyche last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='GXDgUXWDQuJgN8iFmAy47Q' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1390652850' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'GXDgUXWDQuJgN8iFmAy47Q',sig:'i-WD-4nU3xbQGBTSa8Q5aLqxED6Hs7efgFJPd8rH0S0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1390652850',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Wilder has, of course, Premier League experience having led Sheffield United to the top flight just a few short years ago before relegation last season saw them return to the Championship not long after he was sacked from the role.<\/p>\n<p>He came back into management this season with a remit to try and get Middlesbrough back into the Premier League but with that remaining a distinct possibility still, speculation linking him with the Clarets job is something that tomorrow&#8217;s visitors could do without.<\/p>\n<p>A run of four games without a win has pushed them down the table and Wilder will be wanting to reverse that trend tomorrow although he won&#8217;t be helped by the questioning that is likely to come his way this morning, certainly it will dominate the early parts of his press conference.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear on Monday that Wilder was frustrated with the questioning after his side were beaten at home by Huddersfield but it remains a distraction for both him and the club at a time when focus needs to be on their vital remaining four games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, I\u2019m an emotional guy&#8221;, Wilder told <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazettelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/chris-wilder-difficult-situation-burnley-23718751\">Teeside live<\/a><\/strong> on Monday. &#8220;We\u2019ve just got beat from a footballing point of view. I\u2019ve just got beat as manager of Middlesbrough, so I can\u2019t stop any of that stuff (Burnley speculation), but I\u2019m not so sure it\u2019s the right time to ask anything like that after a really disappointing defeat from our point of view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='iEfW3r_7S1BuzBcOPLOZMg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239221817' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iEfW3r_7S1BuzBcOPLOZMg',sig:'OcnX0IeSzcTkqDLT1Qv3u23xokDbdBWDE2gHqsqSeng=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1239221817',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t think there\u2019s a way out of talking about it. I think it\u2019s really unfair on anybody. I\u2019m manager of Middlesbrough \u2013 nobody knows what\u2019s around the corner for anything, do they? I don\u2019t know what you want me to say or what you want me to do. You\u2019re after me dropping my guard and saying something daft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m Middlesbrough manager, I\u2019m enjoying working at Middlesbrough, but we\u2019ve just been defeated. Do you want me to come out with a boring one of \u2018I\u2019m flattered by whatever because we\u2019re winning games of football?\u2019 Well, we haven\u2019t won today. So, that\u2019s basically where it\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Swans could move to within a point of Middlesbrough with a win tomorrow and this feels a good chance to capitalise on their recent poor form, the speculation surrounding their manager and the pressure that 1 point from 12 will now place on them.<\/p>\n<p>And that is before you consider any frustration that Wilder may feel later on today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='QM8ADFE3Sm1gjwGgSwogSQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240080086' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QM8ADFE3Sm1gjwGgSwogSQ',sig:'KzKNuWZkCTL7puhvBFZ56wFq8RhAJjfYkTIWcaPgvlg=',w:'594px',h:'353px',items:'1240080086',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans take on Middlesbrough at the Swansea.com stadium tomorrow with the visitors still very much holding strong play off ambitions &#8211; they arrive in SA1 just three points off the top six in the division but with a game in hand over 6th placed Sheffield United. 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