Ruben Selles is relishing the task of putting his stamp on Sheffield United’s squad after being confirmed as Chris Wilder’s Bramall Lane successor earlier this week. The Spaniard has made a quick return to management after being sacked by United’s Yorkshire rivals Hull City at the end of last season.
His appointment is supposed to herald the start of a new era at Bramall Lane, one which will have the Blades owners’ data-driven recruitment approach at its heart. The level of input that the former Southampton and Reading boss will have on incomings is yet to be confirmed, with former poker player turned data analyst James Bord understood to be having an input on recruitment from his Las Vegas base.
But United don’t have a lot of time to waste, having fallen weeks behind their Championship rivals in terms of planning by entering the play-offs and then being stuck in a state of limbo while Wilder’s United future was decided.
