Chris Wilder on Tom Davies injury boost after Sheffield United frustration

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00:00Just on Tom Davies, you've touched on him there, being back in the 21s.

00:03There's been a lot talked about him, his potential, his pedigree and all that.

00:07But how nice is it for him just to get some grass under his feet after a long time?

00:10Yes, I think he's gone past the potential stage, but definitely pedigree.

00:16He came to play in the Premier League.

00:17He came as a Premier League player.

00:20You know, his background, he's not played in the Premier League.

00:24He has been a Premier League player.

00:26So, I've always said this right the way through,

00:29and it's something that really annoys me.

00:32Professional footballers, having been one, do not want to be injured.

00:36From a mentality point of view, from a physical point of view.

00:41They want to be involved on the grass on a Monday to Friday.

00:44They want to go and play.

00:46They come to play.

00:47We want to have a career as a professional footballer to play.

00:53We don't want to be injured.

00:54These are the things we have to deal with.

00:58And there's obvious ones in our group for the last three or four years.

01:05And it's madness.

01:07And it's a real lack of respect to these boys as human beings,

01:13more importantly, that they want to sit on the sideline and pick the money up.

01:17They don't.

01:18They want to be out there.

01:19They want to be involved.

01:21They want to progress their career.

01:22And Tom came to play football, and he hasn't played football.

01:26And we'll be absolutely delighted when he's back in contention

01:29and pushing and being part of a group.

01:32And his experience will be invaluable to us.