Wrexham star Ben Tozer has accused Billy Sharp and Sheffield United of a 'lack of humility' following the Dragons' FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat at Bramall Lane.
United will now play Premier League giants Tottenham after a thrilling tie against the North Walian outfit, but Sharp couldn't resist the chance to take a swipe at the National League side.
Sharp, who netted United's decisive second goal to help send the Championship side through, accused Phil Parkinson's men of a lack of respect towards his side in an extraordinary post-match interview.
Those comments have unsurprisingly not sat well with the Dragons, with Tozer roundly rejecting the striker's claims, accusing Sharp of fabricating 'stuff in his head'.
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“I feel like a bit of a dampener has been put on the game with the way they’ve acted in the tunnel. They showed a real lack of humility,” he said.
“But that’s the way they want to be and I feel like if we won that game we would’ve shown a lot more humility and respect.
“They should show more respect to us. They were telling us to ‘shove it on the documentary’.
“I feel like he’s [Sharp] fabricated stuff in his head to make that acceptable for himself if I’m honest.
“I said to him face-to-face, ‘show a bit more humility’. We’ve congratulated them on the win, we haven’t sulked, we’ve walked down the tunnel as normal and it’s just a shame that that’s the way it’s ended.”
When asked if thought Wrexham had shown any disrespect, he added: “Not at all, not from our part. Apparently they were tweeting Tottenham tickets before this game was played.
“And you had people like Oli McBurnie saying stuff in the press; I don’t think any of our lads said anything disrespectful. We certainly approached the game properly.
“If that’s the way they want to be that’s the way they want to be.”
Sharp's goal put United back in front after Paul Mullin's penalty had previously cancelled out Anel Ahmedhodzic's fine opener, with Sander Berge adding a late third to seal United's place in round five.
It was a relief for the second tier side, who could well have fallen behind had Mullin not seen a second penalty saved.
But Sharp was nevertheless unhappy with what believed was a lack of respect from the visitors. Speaking to ITV Sport, he said: “It was a great cup tie over the two games. They played excellently.
“I think they’ve been disrespectful, though. A few things before the game, thinking they were already through; I’m glad we’ve beaten them.
“They’re doing well in their league, we’re doing well in ours. I wasn’t happy with a few of their players tonight but that’s it now, we’ve got one over on them, Good luck to them for promotion but hopefully we’ll put that one to bed because I wasn’t happy with a few of their players.
“I was a bit frustrated at the end, I probably should’ve put the game to bed before I did but it’s one of those things, I want to win and I want to get through to the next round.
“I wasn’t happy with the way they’ve been as a club before the game, eyeing up Spurs,” Sharp added. “They’ve not even beaten us.
“We’re an honest set of lads and we want to go as far as we can in this competition. If we get beaten in the next round, so be it. We’ll give it a right go.
“I think they thought we were just going to roll over when we get back in it. I think the referee was helping them all night as well, I don’t think he gave me one foul all night.
“It’s one of those things, I probably lost my head a little bit but I’ve got a smile on my face because we’ve got through to the next round of the cup and the boys deserve it.”
Like Tozer, Dragons boss Phil Parkinson wasn't impressed by Sharp’s allegations, adding: “I am a bit disappointed with Billy to be honest with you, some of the things he was shouting down the tunnel at the end.
“Well done Bill, you’re a fantastic player but I thought he was disrespectful after the game. I think the way the players celebrated and the crowd and staff was just a mark of how tough we made for them and they were relieved to get through.
“The message to Billy is: You’re better than that, you really are. My players are humble people and a great credit to the football club.”
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