“Goalkeepers are a bit crazy – he’s a bit mad at times! But he’s got that big personality. When he’s maybe made a mistake and the manager has criticised him, he’s bounced back straight away. That’s just the personality he’s got and I’m sure that’s what will get him to the top.”
The Blades’ return to the Premier League has been an exciting one for the fans, with Wilder having guided the club to seventh place – ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham – before football was called to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And Fleck, now 28, offered some insight into his boss’ methods for dealing with life at the highest level of the game.
“At this level, we have to be a bit more wary to the counter-attack or losing possession in dangerous areas of the pitch; we’ve changed this season to more of a [midfield] three to give us a bit more security,” the Scotland international added.
“But there’s that bit more freedom to get forward and try to get in the box at the right times. That’s the conversation the manager had with me at the start of the season. He told me I had to score more goals – thankfully I’ve managed to do that.
“Against teams like Man City you have to try and soak the pressure up and try to hit them on the counter but for the majority, we’ve tried to get after the ball as much as we can. The principles are pretty much the same regardless of who we’re playing against.”(Goal.com)