Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom looks to be trying to play mind games with Nottingham Forest ahead of the second leg of their Championship play-offs semi-final.
Steve Cooper's Reds hold a 2-1 lead going into the second leg at the City Ground on Tuesday night. They looked set to claim a two-goal advantage, leading 2-0 entering the dying stages of the first leg at Bramall Lane thanks to goals from Jack Colback and Brennan Johnson.
But Sander Berge scored for the Blades in injury time to halve Forest's lead.
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Heckingbottom claims that goal changed the Reds' whole body language - and he also thinks Forest may have to handle an "edgier atmosphere" at the City Ground.
“It’s half time, there’s still loads to go,” Heckingbottom said.
"You could see the whole body language of everyone connected with Forest more so than us, we’re not going to come off the pitch happy we’ve got beat, but it certainly changed the mood amongst the fans, the mood among both camps.
"Hopefully it proves to be a pivotal moment.”
"The game might be exactly the same at the City Ground, although it might make for an edgier atmosphere for them if they are going to defend deep or get pinned in by us," he added.
