LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boy Bobby Reid mentioned it had been important to make an impression off the bench after scoring in Fulham’s topsy-turvy 3-3 draw with Sheffield United away at Bramall Lane.
With Fulham trailing 3-1 on Saturday, the 31-year-old netted the guests’ second purpose within the 86th after coming off the bench a minute earlier. This impressed a rally that was capped off by Rodrigo Muniz’s injury-time strike.
“As gamers coming off the bench, we’ve to try to change the sport and have an effect on it, and that’s what we did. It clearly gave us perception, and so they sat again deeper, and it was an opportunity for us to maintain pushing,” Reid mentioned.
“Rodrigo’s third purpose was unbelievable. We pushed, we pushed, however it wasn’t to be. However we put ourselves in that place—we must always have been clear. We should always’ve gained the sport.”
He continued: “It’s troublesome as a result of we put ourselves able the place we have been chasing the sport, and it’s in all probability right down to our personal errors, and all of us perceive that.
“It was an excellent character from the lads to come back and alter it and get the draw and doubtless ought to’ve gained it.
“Like I mentioned, it’s in all probability our personal doing. We’ve obtained to be higher, and we’ll study from it and go once more.”
The purpose was Reid’s seventh of the season and second of the 12 months and got here after Sheffield United had stormed to a 3-1 lead, courtesy of Don Brereton’s (58th, seventieth) double and Oli McBurnie’s 68th-minute strike.
João Palhinha pulled one again for Fulham within the 62nd earlier than Reid unleashed a low volley from 22 yards out, which gave goalkeeper Ivo Grbić little likelihood.
“It was a pleasant little go from [Tom Cairney] – I believe it was my second contact,” Reid mentioned.
“I’m assured of their positions, so [I was] completely satisfied to see it go in, and clearly, it sparked a bit of comeback from us.”
Fulham have misplaced solely twice of their final eight outings and lie twelfth on 39 factors, with eight Premier League video games left.
Reid mentioned he was satisfied Fulham may have emerged from the competition with a complete of factors had they not conceded so many objectives early on.
“We knew that we may get probabilities and we may win the sport, however being good on the identical time,” he identified.
“Once we tried to win it, we huffed and puffed, and we didn’t have that clear-cut likelihood.
“However we tried, and the lads should be happy with how we returned. On the identical time, we should be conscious of how we obtained into that place within the first place.”
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