CHRIS Wilder believes Plymouth Argyle's first away win of the season will not be long in coming if they replicate the performance they produced against his promotion-chasing Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney's Pilgrims were beaten 2-0, but the Blades not make sure of a ninth consecutive home league win until Kieffer Moore scored an 88th minute penalty. Wilder acknowledged the visitors had been the better team in the first half for a whole host of reasons, even though it was United who led at the break L C after a 19th minute strike from Gustavo Hamer.
Argyle are still winless from their 11 away Championship matches this term, nine of which they have lost, but the way they played at Bramall Lane offered hope for the future.
Wilder also praised Argyle's 1,100-strong travelling Green Army for the reception they gave to former Pilgrims' goalkeeper Michael Cooper, who left Home Park in August for United and has produced some important saves for them this season, including one from a flicked Ryan Hardie header in the second half on Saturday which would have made the score 1-1 had it gone in.
The Blades' boss, whose side were playing their third game in seven days, said: "It was a tough watch for myself, the coaches and the supporters. I think it sums Championship football up in a nutshell. We would be very rich if we could predict every result in this division and every performance.
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