Gruesome truth revealed on late Sheffield Wednesday decision – clarity on another substitution
A last-gasp decision to withdraw Michael Ihiekwe from the Sheffield Wednesday starting line-up at Stoke City was made in the face of a gruesome injury, manager Danny Röhl told The Star. The defender, who was nominated for the Championship player of the month award for his performances in March, was a doubt heading into the 2-0 defeat after sustaining a problem in training on Thursday.
Danny Rohl blasts Sheffield Wednesday players and makes relegation scrap prediction after loss to Stoke City
There has been off-field turbulence at Hillsborough of late, but the on-pitch decline has also been alarming.
A 2-0 defeat to Stoke City extended their winless run to six games and Rohl did not hold back when delivering his post-match assessment.
He said: “I think my feeling is disappointment, but two things – first, we have to separate the last four or five results from the previous 18 months,. At the moment, we’re damaging our good work a little bit.
“And on the other side, the last couple of weeks, some players showed that they’re not able to play my football. We speak about quality, decision-making.”
Rohl steered Wednesday to safety in the Championship last term and despite recent struggles, has overseen an improvement in S6 this season.
However, he has warned the club could be back in a relegation battle in the 2025/.26 campaign if improvements are not made.
He said: “If you want to improve as a club, you have to do a lot of things right in the summer, otherwise – and this is what I tell you – next season will be a big, big fight to stay in this league because we have a big group of players that are not able to play at this level – not my football. I must say this today very directly.
“I think I protect all my players again and again, I take all the responsibility, I give chances now to players to see what they can do, but the results at the moment are not what they should be.
“And I demand, at the moment, not special things. For me, it’s about basics.”
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The Owls were beaten 2-0 at Stoke City in a match that went a long way to confirming the Potters’ Championship status while providing concerning auguries for their own
Danny Rohl accused some of his players of being incapable of playing the type of football he wants them to.
The Sheffield Wednesday was frustrated with the paucity of his team’s display at Stoke City, a game they lost 2-0 as they dropped to 15th in the table.
The Owls have nosedived in recent weeks, having lost four and drawn two of their last six matches, giving their manager cause for concern.
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Speaking after seeing his team leak goals to Million Manhoef and a self-inflicted one to Ben Wilmot, Rohl did not hold back.
