Jon Newsome hits the nail square on the head.... again!!!

[TrickyTrev]

Taken from his column in today’s Star, absolutely bang on...

 

 

Coming off the back of a fabulous result at Aston Villa I was hoping for us to use it as a spring board and kick on, put a run together and start climbing the table.

So after a two week international break I was looking forward to the visit of high-flying Bristol City and thought it would be somewhat of a barometer for us to see where we were at.

 

I thought we started quite brightly and it was easy to see that the visitors had done their homework and were happy for us to have the ball in our half. The half a chance created for Jordan Rhodes header in the first 15 minutes would most definitely have changed the game had it gone in but once Bristol City had got to grips with their roles we had no answer to them, unfortunately.

 

I thought we started quite brightly and it was easy to see that the visitors had done their homework and were happy for us to have the ball in our half. The half a chance created for Jordan Rhodes header in the first 15 minutes would most definitely have changed the game had it gone in but once Bristol City had got to grips with their roles we had no answer to them, unfortunately.

Coming off the back of a fabulous result at Aston Villa I was hoping for us to use it as a spring board and kick on, put a run together and start climbing the table.

So after a two week international break I was looking forward to the visit of high-flying Bristol City and thought it would be somewhat of a barometer for us to see where we were at.

 

When I was asked to write this column my remit was really to try and give the opinion of an ex-player and possibly offer a different view point if there was one. Sometimes that hasn’t been easy because at the end of the day I am also a Sheffield Wednesday fan and along with that comes the frustration and emotion that we all feel as supporters. 

After 25 to 30 minutes on Saturday my frustration was at a high as we played with such a lack of energy and direction that it beggared belief. It highlighted the negativity and lack of tempo that we have been accused of in the past but we also looked devoid of ideas on how to break down a team that had come to be solid in defence and try to nick a goal on the break. Any team that has watched us over the past year or so would see this as a decent game plan.

I disagree that Bristol just came for a draw because when they did get possession, especially in our final third and especially in the second half, they were creative and should really have gone ahead when Bobby Reid should have done far better with his free header from a cross. They set themselves up the way Reading had done last year and basically allowed us to have the ball in our own half and had two banks of four in their own half. This is designed to frustrate us and make it difficult to break them down.

 

We seemed intent on keeping possession in our half, playing sideways and backwards and when we then came under pressure resorted to lumping it forward. What I don’t understand is that when teams do this to us why we don’t keep our wide men really wide and make the pitch as big as we can instead of them being tucked in and narrow. This just condenses the middle of the park, which results in us being unable to play through it; hence we go backwards all the time.

Bannan ends up dropping deeper and deeper to get the ball and it has a knock on effect to the rest of the team. It was such a lacklustre, dreary performance that there was no surprise to me that there were some boos of discontent at the end of the game. I’ve grown up and been lucky enough to play in front of this crowd and if you have a go, give it your all then there aren’t many, if any, that complains.

 

The aftermath was a bit of a mystery to me too if I am honest. Carlos suggesting that the atmosphere wasn’t positive enough was baffling. Come on, lets get real, play with some passion, play with some tempo, go and get at teams with some width and most of all be brave on and off the ball and look to play in the opponents half at every opportunity. If you do this then I will bet my bottom dollar that the atmosphere will be exactly what you want it to be! 

It was then onto the trip down to Ipswich which resulted in a 95th minute equaliser to draw 2-2. Having watched the game on TV it is sometimes difficult to pick up the atmosphere etc but did it look much different from Saturday? I don’t think so. Undoubtedly the positives that can be taken out of the game are that they never gave up and managed to salvage a draw with basically the last kick of the game, but that just papers over the cracks.

 

We apparently went 200 minutes without a shot on target which as a statistic speaks for itself really. We have loads of possession compared to the opposition but the majority of this is in our own half or in the middle of the park. Where has the creativity gone that we had a couple of years ago? Why is there this reluctance to play forward early or play with width and it seems that it is only when we get desperate that we throw caution to the wind and really have a go at teams. Strangely enough this is when we get men wide, put crosses from down the sides of the opponents box and tend to look far more dangerous than we have done. 

I also thought that we were extremely fortunate with the referee and a couple of his decisions, which is something that has been highlighted as a bit of an excuse of late. First of all not sending off Glen Loovens after a few minutes for what was a really badly timed challenge was a proper get out of jail free card, and then the penalty that we were awarded, which I agree was a penalty but I also think that it was one that I’m sure Mick McCarthy would be upset about.

 

In conclusion I thought it was another lacklustre performance that resulted in yet another draw and doesn’t improve our position in the league at all. We are soon to be entering the busiest time of the season and I do wonder what it holds in store for us if we continue doing what we are doing. The frustration is that I know we can do better if we approach the game in the right way, we’ll see what the weekend brings...

 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/give-the-fans-something-to-shout-about-and-they-ll-always-back-you-jon-newsome-s-sheffield-wednesday-column-1-8874643/amp

 

 

[Mr Farrell]

He seems to repeat himself a lot.

 

Dementia from heading heavy balls ?

[Ash-Williams]

He was sat just behind me on the South for that game and looked just as fed up as the rest of us

[oldishowl]

So he reads what fans say on social media and message boards and then puts it together into a story 

I could do that

[OWLERTON GHOST]

4 minutes ago, Mr Farrell said:

He seems to repeat himself a lot.

 

Dementia from heading heavy balls ?

Ouch!!

[Ash-Williams]

Also, its not just him. Everyone can see what is wrong and what we need to do apart from CC and to an extent DC, You could chuck as much cash as you want at it in January. It will not make a blind bit of difference when we continue passing about with no tempo, Then when we do get forward we pass it back to Loovens or Westwood

[Ash-Williams]

2 minutes ago, oldishowl said:

So he reads what fans say on social media and message boards and then puts it together into a story 

I could do that

He was sat just behind us for Bristol and I can guarantee you that's exactly what he was saying at the time without needing the assistance of fans on twitter

[Lord Snooty]

Like the rest of us he wants to see us a bit more direct. 

The dinosaur!

Reading that I'm starting to think he might post on here. 

[Hutch's biscuit knee]

16 minutes ago, Mr Farrell said:

He seems to repeat himself a lot.

 

Dementia from heading heavy balls ?

Phew loovens and lees will be safe then!

[full fathom five]

He's not wrong with his assessment as aren't the majority of the fans. Trouble is everybody can see it apart from CC, his stubbornness is going to end up costing him his job and our season if something doesn't change soon.

[Mr Farrell]

I'm struggling to remember a manager we've had thats been so out of touch with general opinion to be honest.

 

Dave Jones, was a wee wee tail, but he was pretty much aware the fans had had enough.

[Guest Theboylangers]

11 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said:

Like the rest of us he wants to see us a bit more direct. 

The dinosaur!

Reading that I'm starting to think he might post on here. 

NOT John Newsome?

 

I'll get me coat. 

[S36 OWL]

17 minutes ago, oldishowl said:

So he reads what fans say on social media and message boards and then puts it together into a story 

I could do that

 

Biggs makes a living from it 

[Lord Snooty]

5 minutes ago, Theboylangers said:

NOT John Newsome?

 

I'll get me coat. 

 

I'm starting to wonder if it's me.

[torryowl]

.says we got lucky from the ref with the pen while admitting it was a pen , hows that work ? and then amazingly reveals the mick McCarthy would have been upset about it that his right back needlessly handled in the box ......... he's no brian Glanville that's for sure 

[Ash-Williams]

9 minutes ago, torryowl said:

.says we got lucky from the ref with the pen while admitting it was a pen , hows that work ? and then amazingly reveals the mick McCarthy would have been upset about it that his right back needlessly handled in the box ......... he's no brian Glanville that's for sure 

So you disagree that, loovens should have gone in first 5 min? Then that it was a soft penalty, One we prob only got after it had been pointed out the previous week the last time we had one.

 

Without the Blue & White tinted specks on, Do you think we deserved a point yesterday? and we did enough to earn a win against Bristol.

 

 

Then start on Newsomes points, We can all see it apart from CC and his £20 note

 

[torryowl]

4 minutes ago, oli1980 said:

So you disagree that, loovens should have gone in first 5 min? Then that it was a soft penalty, One we prob only got after it had been pointed out the previous week the last time we had one.

 

Without the Blue & White tinted specks on, Do you think we deserved a point yesterday? and we did enough to earn a win against Bristol.

 

 

Then start on Newsomes points, We can all see it apart from CC and his £20 note

 

 did you read what I put  I never mentioned loovens , I never mentioned what he thought of carlos all I mentioned was the pen ...... it was the softest of pens coz the bloke didn't need to handle it  but that don't mean we were fortunate to get it like newsome says, it was blatant how can we be lucky to get it .

[Captain Sl-OWL-ly]

Carlos, with or without knowing it or with any intent is totally negative and his vibes are now being seen in the team and their results..

 

End of!...

[Captain Sl-OWL-ly]

4 minutes ago, torryowl said:

it was blatant how can we be lucky to get it .

 

Cos Carlos says we don’t get pen’s, don’t you listen ?

 

[Ash-Williams]

4 minutes ago, torryowl said:

 did you read what I put  I never mentioned loovens , I never mentioned what he thought of carlos all I mentioned was the pen ...... it was the softest of pens coz the bloke didn't need to handle it  but that don't mean we were fortunate to get it like newsome says, it was blatant how can we be lucky to get it .

You must be watching different games to me, We got what we deserved against Bristol. and we were beyond lucky last night, Luckily for us Ipswich had an off day.

 

 

But the point being, we were fortunate to get some decisions and also unfortunate to get others. When you are prepared to bank your promotion hopes on fortune you are on a hiding to nothing. If we actually went for it we wouldn't need fortune.

 

When we went to the diamond to get back in it last night we at least had an intent to attack, the momentum was lost when MM had to change tactics to counter it. the point being if we had done that from the start Ipswich would have been on the back foot and MM wouldn't have made subs in forst 15 min.

 

can you not see this?