Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[SG90]

And we didn't even get to see Harry Gray

[Carrick Dave]

Well, that was awful!

Yeah, gallows humour only please.

[malcolmw]

There should be a knock on to Newcastle game ...

I've still no clue why Perri didn't start ...

That was the least of our problems tonight.

[Lumiukko]

Mostly on the players that one, but Farke not without blame either. I like DF, but questions will start to be getting asked by the board. Pressure now amplified for the Newcastle game, which is not what he or the players needed so early in the season.

And for a #10, for crying out loud, did we ever need one more than ever.

[whiteswan]

9 of our 11 starting players should hang their heads in shame - Harrisson and Bornaux the exceptions.

They were truly shocking in the first half and part of the second half, but why were they so bad?

[SG90]

There should be a knock on to Newcastle game ...

I've still no clue why Perri didn't start ...

It's a knock on from Arsenal. It's what happens when you take hammerings, it destroys the confidence. As we saw under Bielsa.

[Orange Box]

That was utter, utter garbage. Maybe only one of the starters did anything like put his hand up to be considered for a starting spot (Okafor, maybe). Don’t try and tell me tonight didn’t matter, because it did. It mattered because it was important to demonstrate money well spent. From what we saw tonight, it wasn’t.
Embarrassing.

[Cjay]

Genuinely DCL may have just had the worst debut in recent memory for a striker.

[SG90]

Sunderland lost on pens too, but they played their kids

[Orange Box]

Mostly on the players that one, but Farke not without blame either. I like DF, but questions will start to be getting asked by the board. Pressure now amplified for the Newcastle game, which is not what he or the players needed so early in the season.

And for a #10, for crying out loud, did we ever need one more than ever.

So desperate, I’d take Hamer, and I even hate the grass he stands on.

[Sean_Nile]

well done the Wednesday schoolchildren.

6 teens and 2 twenty year olds.

Goalie crisis did you say?

[BlackHillsPaul]

Genuinely DCL may have just had the worst debut in recent memory for a striker.

It was shocking! He had 3 great chances to net the game winner and couldn't finish. And then he missed his pen.

[The Subhuman]

9 of our 11 starting players should hang their heads in shame - Harrisson and Bornaux the exceptions.

Bornaux sounds like some kind of soda based cleaning powder

[The Subhuman]

Maybe we should have played our U21's

[weasel]

It's a knock on from Arsenal. It's what happens when you take hammerings, it destroys the confidence. As we saw under Bielsa.

Not really considering the amount of changes. If anything the players coming into the side should have been absolutely buzzing as they would know a good performance, coupled with the Arsenal defeat, would likely see them starting v Newcastle.

Even during the Bielsa hammerings there were some good performances thrown in. Beating West Ham away and the draw v Villa where we battered them.

[Ellandback1]

well done the Wednesday schoolchildren.

6 teens and 2 twenty year olds.

Goalie crisis did you say?

The first half sub was 16

[BlackHillsPaul]

Based on the available evidence it's going to be a LONG SEASON in the Premier League! And a quick trip back down to the Championship...

[Clitheroe White]

They were truly shocking in the first half and part of the second half, but why were they so bad?

Suspect most of the players thought they could turn up and walk it. As usual the lower league opposition didn't read the script and played as if their lives depended on it. That shouldn't have been allowed to happen. Players at fault for me. There was enough on the pith to win that. Shocking that we only looked decent once Gnonto and Bogle came on.

Why switch Gnonto on the left when he has working well with Bogle - that's on the manager.

So many underwhelming performances. I hope and suspect we see a positive reaction for Saturday. We may not win but we do need to show that we up for a fight and willing to compete. If we don't then board will be sharpening knives already.

[Finnatic]

Genuinely DCL may have just had the worst debut in recent memory for a striker.

He’s getting the misses out of his system …

[weasel]

That was utter, utter garbage. Maybe only one of the starters did anything like put his hand up to be considered for a starting spot (Okafor, maybe). Don’t try and tell me tonight didn’t matter, because it did. It mattered because it was important to demonstrate money well spent. From what we saw tonight, it wasn’t.
Embarrassing.

Did Okafor play well? Genuine question as I had the match on but had a lot going on so couldn't give it my full attention but I didn't even notice he was on the pitch.