'We've got to keep our heads high'
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Sheffield United striker Ben Brereton Diaz says the Blades need to "keep fighting" after their narrow defeat by Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
The 3-2 loss left the club rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, nine points away from safety, but Brereton Diaz still has confidence in the team to get results in upcoming games.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield's Blades Heaven podcast, the 24-year-old said: "We felt confident coming in, we always feel confident. We felt confident we could come here and do a job. They've got some brilliant players, we can all see that, but we gave them a real tough time.
"We've got to keep our heads high, keep going and keep fighting because this team has been brilliant at that."
Despite the defeat, the Chile international - who joined the club on loan at the beginning of January - has made a positive start to life with the Blades having scored two goals in his first two Premier League games.
"I've really enjoyed myself these three weeks I've been at Sheffield United, settled in really nicely and the lads have been great with me. I'm excited for the games to come, we need some big performances and big wins," he added.
"I've played against Sheffield United a lot of times so I know a lot of the lads and I know what Sheffield United stands for as a team, I know what the fans expect.
"Everyone looking in can see the West Ham and Brighton matches, we've made a good account of ourselves. Obviously at the end of the day football is about winning games and getting points so it is a big few weeks for us and we're not focusing on anyone else, we're just focusing on ourselves going game-by-game and hopefully we'll get the job done in those games."
