From the highest high to a crushing blow in the space of one afternoon, as Tommy Doyle fired a rocket into the top corner to book Sheffield United's place at Wembley on Sunday.
02.03.2023 - 20:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tommy Doyle put his Player of the Match performance for Sheffield United against Tottenham down to a desire to prove he can be a Premier League player.
Midfielder Doyle is on loan from Manchester City at Bramall Lane, and played a starring role as the Blades knocked out Premier League opposition to book a quarter-final spot against Championship rivals Blackburn.
As well as proving a point that he can compete against the best players, Doyle also outlined a motivation for helping Sheffield United to a Wembley semi-final - to follow in the footsteps of grandparents and City legends Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe.
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“They are Premier League opposition and I want to be a Premier League footballer," Doyle said. “So playing Tottenham was a good occasion for me to see where I am at.
“I cannot deny that they have got some unbelievable players, internationals as well, who are playing at the top of their game. So, of course, I wanted to beat them. I wanted to show that I can play against them, so it was a good night for me.”
Regarding his hopes of reaching Wembley and booking a last-four place, Doyle added: “You dream of it. Everyone says that but growing up, you do. You watch games at Wembley and I have had the pleasure of seeing my grandads play at Wembley as well so that is even more of an incentive for me to do it myself.
“Massive and exciting more than anything. A game of football and we win it and we go to Wembley so it is really exciting.”
“We wanted to win the game [vs Spurs], we prepared to win the game and I expected us to win. That is the confidence I have in the lads and I think we performed really well. We
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