Lots of Sheffield United fans were loving a throwback clip of Chris Basham where he showed some impressive skills to beat the defender and cross into Billy Sharp who fired home.
The footage was posted on the club’s official Twitter page which prompted lots of supporters to voice their love.
Basham averages 2.2 interceptions in the Premier League this season, more than any of his teammates, as per Whoscored. The Englishman also averages 2.2 tackles, 4.5 clearances and 0.3 blocks, highlighting his defensive qualities with stats ranked highly amongst the team, as per the website.
He has also shown his attacking prowess as he did in the clip, averaging 1.8 through balls, o.9 dribbles and 0.3 key passes per top-flight match, according to Whoscored. He plays as a central defender in a back three but Chris Wilder’s system means that he can overlap and find himself high up the pitch.
These Blades showed their love for the 31-year old on Twitter:
Poetry in motion that
— Benji Rutherford (@Ben_Rutherford9) April 2, 2020
That connection between bash and Billy. 👏👏👏⚔️⚽️👌👍
— Jamie Davies ⚔️⚪️🔴⚫️ (@daviesblades83) April 2, 2020
Brilliant Bash , a very good footballer. Love him. Hope he wins player of season , harsh on Fleck maybe but Bash’s all round team contribution in defense and attack has been fantastic .Taken the Prem in his stride ❤️⚫⚪⚔️
— PAHS❤️⚫⚪⚔️ (@PaulHolmshaw) April 2, 2020
Remember him playing rwb against chezzie that season, never seen anyone run so much in my life
— CM Fletch (@cmFletch0304) April 2, 2020
That’s a CENTRE BACK out on the wing, beating the defender …twice and putting in a pin point centre. The expert pundits ALL said overlapping centre backs won’t work in the great god Premier League! Guess what……..
— Geoff Calladine (@Glosblade) April 3, 2020
Such an underated player but absolutely vital to the team.
— Simon Heathcote (@SimonHeathcote4) April 2, 2020
