@owlstalk Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Adam Reach discusses the managerial change at Sheffield Wednesday, the Owls' play-off hopes and his stunning goals this season. Adam Reach has already scored two goal of the season contenders, but admits he cannot decide which one was better. "It's a tough one!" he said. "They were both different goals with a different foot. The latest one is probably more special to me because it was with my right foot, and they don't come along too often. "But they were equally good strikes and I might go a couple of seasons now without hitting one like that." The Sheffield Wednesday winger picked up the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award in November after a stunning effort against Aston Villa, then followed that up on Boxing Day with another belter at Nottingham Forest. The problem for Wednesday is that those two games have been their only wins in the league in their last 12, and it's why they find themselves 17th in the table and with a new manager. Carlos Carvalhal brought Reach to Wednesday, so naturally the winger was disappointed to see the Portuguese leave last month. He does, however, admit it was probably the right moment for a refresh at Hillsborough. "It's always disappointing to see a manager leave, especially when they brought you to the club and gave you a chance," he said. "But it was probably time for a change and I think everyone can kind of accept that. "He might have been able to turn us around and get us into the play-offs, but there were a lot of calls from fans and on social media for him to go and the club has to listen to that because the fans are an important part of the club." But what had gone wrong under Carvalhal? Wednesday were among the favourites for promotion at the start of the season, and even had shorter odds than Wolves with Sky Bet to win the title. The Owls never really got moving in 2017/18, though. A slow start was made to look even worse by the impressive form of rivals Sheffield United, and a Steel City derby defeat at home in September appeared to signal the beginning of the end for Carvalhal. "We had two very successful seasons under him, but we fell short twice in the play-offs and it can be tough to get over that disappointment and kick-start again," said Reach. "Maybe we got a little bit too relaxed and thought we could just carry on the same and reach the play-offs again, but in this league it's difficult. Once you have a bad start it's tough to turn it around. "But now we've got the new manager in and everything is looking good for us. We're all confident we can improve and start winning games again." Jos Luhukay is the new man at the helm, and life is already very different at Hillsborough. The Dutchman is a strict disciplinarian, which seems to be just what the squad needed at this time. "He's very keen on his discipline and he wants the standards of every day to be right up there," said Reach. "We're eating breakfast and lunch together at a set time, we have a meeting and if you're a minute late that's a punishment, there are no exceptions. "He's just trying to get into everyone's brain that you need to be 100 per cent every minute of every day, and then hopefully the standards that have been lifted from Monday to Friday will transfer onto the pitch. I think that's happened in the two games we've played under him so far." It will not be lost on Reach and Co that the side currently occupying sixth spot is Sheffield United and, while it remains a long shot, he is adamant that that gap can still be closed. "First of all we need to climb away from the relegation zone because teams can get sucked into that, and if we do that then maybe we can start trying to claw back as many points as we can on those play-off positions," Reach said. "There's always teams who make late runs and stranger things have happened, so hopefully we can do that. "At the start of the season, top two was the minimum the club wanted, right down from the chairman to the players. That's not possible now and you've got to change your ambitions, but play-offs and promotion is what we want and we need to concentrate on the near future now, starting on Saturday against Cardiff." Don't miss the Sky Bet Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event from 5.15pm Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thank god clueless is gone. Sounds like it was a right holiday camp by the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So it was the fans wot did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, owls maniac said: Thank god clueless is gone. Sounds like it was a right holiday camp by the end. Indeed. No fitness, no discipline, no tactics. Awful manager. You only realise how truly bad he was when you get someone in who is actually professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, sweetsheri said: So it was the fans wot did it That seems be the official line. Not the risible performances by the players. Hopefully JL is injecting some responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest everydays_wednesday Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Our defence was always a minute late during the games under CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: So it was the fans wot did it Thank GOD they did too Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) How can you strive for anything without discipline?! I don't understand what Carlos was playing at. As for eating together, such a simple and obvious way to bond the group. Edited January 19, 2018 by wilyfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Thank GODNeil they did too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Great read that, if only we had that for the play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebowl Yell Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 You know it’s really refreshing to see all these interviews that don’t mention injuries, refereeing conspiracies and different methods of cooking poultry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: "He's very keen on his discipline and he wants the standards of every day to be right up there," said Reach. "We're eating breakfast and lunch together at a set time, we have a meeting and if you're a minute late that's a punishment, there are no exceptions. It's such a simple thing. But I love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, wilyfox said: How can you strive for anything without discipline?! I don't understand what Carlos was playing at. As for eating together, such a simple and obvious way to bond the group. Not neccessarily I have a friend who's a very noisy eater. Chews with his mouth open really loudly and lifts plates up to his mouth to scoop food in as quickly as humanly possible By the end of a meal I want to stab his face in with my cutlery Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc-dan Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, owls maniac said: Thank god clueless is gone. Sounds like it was a right holiday camp by the end. Think CC was always like that. It can work at first as everyone is happy and theres some freedom on the pitch. But when things go badly he has no way to change them, which is exactly what happened. Jos is quicking getting players back into action, wouldnt be suprised it many are a tad scared of getting on his bad side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdiwonderland Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Why not aim for the top 2... Well if hes going to be ridiculous why cant we... Top player though, probs my fave this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 24 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: "Maybe we got a little bit too relaxed and thought we could just carry on the same I don't think there's any maybe about it. It was quite clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Not neccessarily I have a friend who's a very noisy eater. Chews with his mouth open really loudly and lifts plates up to his mouth to scoop food in as quickly as humanly possible By the end of a meal I want to stab his face in with my cutlery Wouldn't get you out of the bath for a meal anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebowl Yell Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Not neccessarily I have a friend who's a very noisy eater. Chews with his mouth open really loudly and lifts plates up to his mouth to scoop food in as quickly as humanly possible By the end of a meal I want to stab his face in with my cutlery I hope that’s not your double war hero Neil. He deserves maximum respect for everything he’s gone through fighting in 2 world wars and witnessing that derby game back at Hillsborough. Cut him some slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookowl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Not neccessarily I have a friend who's a very noisy eater. Chews with his mouth open really loudly and lifts plates up to his mouth to scoop food in as quickly as humanly possible By the end of a meal I want to stab his face in with my cutlery They always say that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Rebowl Yell said: I hope that’s not your double war hero Neil. He deserves maximum respect for everything he’s gone through fighting in 2 world wars and witnessing that derby game back at Hillsborough. Cut him some slack. You know when old people take their teeth out in restaurants and put them in their handbag to then suck a steak for an hour? THAT Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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