Speed worried by Blades form

08 November 2010 15:00
Gary Speed accepts Sheffield United face a "relegation scrap and not a play-off bid" unless his players can rediscover their confidence and start winning matches. The Blades lost their third successive npower Championship game on Saturday to Ipswich as they slid to within one point of the bottom three with a third of the campaign completed. Speed said: "It's not just our home form, all of it is a concern at the moment and we're in a potential relegation scrap, not a play-off bid. "I want to do well and be successful as I have been throughout my football career. Like the fans I'm frustrated, but I will roll my sleeves up and work hard to get the team ready for Leicester on Wednesday. "It's only natural that confidence is low, but there's no way back without fighting hard to arrest this run. I will and I'm sure the players will too."

Source: PA