Play The Game Not The Occasion - Boss

Last updated : 20 May 2006 By Kevin Markey
He admits it was a painful experience at the Millennium Stadium when the Blades, favourites to be promoted after reaching the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions, conceded three first-half goals to a rampant Wolverhampton side that contained Leeds skipper Paul Butler.

"We froze that day," Blackwell recalled in The Telegraph. "We have told our players this time not to play to the occasion but play the game. We are used to performing in front of big crowds and that should help us. We have got players who have experience of big matches like this."