Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder defended his tactics after their 3-3 draw with Fulham.
The Blades were 3-1 up before the Cottagers fought back late on.
Wilder said: "When you score three goals at home in the Premier League, to only get a draw, that's the disappointing aspect.
"The narrative from everybody - and I get it - was our home form, goals conceded, being out of the game after 25 minutes. So we had to make sure we did something about it. We had to have a gameplan to give ourselves a foothold in the game and allow our belief to grow, which I think we did.
"We weren't at our most adventurous first half but we had to make sure when we had an opportunity to go forward we were cautious because of what can happen in the Premier League and what can happen when you play the likes of Fulham. We talk about the top sides, they beat Tottenham 3-0 in their last game. It was first base reached at half-time. The message in the changing room was we just needed to show a bit more quality, a bit more belief, and enjoy the ball a little bit more.
"They did, and scored three good goals from our point of view. But the flipside was yet again another set piece has hurt us, the timing of that was poor and then (they were) two incredible finishes to get something out of the game."
