Sheffield Wednesday manager, Danny Röhl, doesn’t enjoy having to tell some of his players that they’re not going to be playing.Wednesday have eight games left to play this season before the 2024/25 campaign comes to an end, and for many there is a chance that one of those eight will be their final outing in Owls colours. Several are out of contract this summer, including plenty who have played a big role in the club’s journey in recent years.
So it can’t be easy for the manager when he has to tell players that they won’t be part of starting XIs or matchday squads, but there have been recent examples of players being brought in from the cold – with Callum Paterson regularly featuring now after being seemingly disregarded in the first half of the season. Meanwhile, with players returning from injury the Wednesday boss has a few options to choose from.
Wednesday are currently waiting to find out the extent of Max Lowe’s injury after he limped off against Sheffield United at the weekend, but with Akin Famewo on the brink of returning there will be a case of one in/one out at the very worst. Fingers remain crossed, however, that Lowe won’t be out for too long.
The hope is that, after the international break, Wednesday’s only player left sidelined will be Di’Shon Bernard as he continues his long road to recovery, and if that’s the case then Röhl may well be having plenty of those difficult meetings as the season comes to a close.
