Sheffield Wednesday: Lee Bullen pays big compliment to Owls squad
Although the injuries have piled up in recent weeks, Carlos Carvalhal’s men have climbed back into the play-off positions following four victories from their last five outings.
Bullen, who played 137 league matches for the Owls between 2004 and 2008 before rejoining as a coach four years ago, told The Star: “In my opinion, this is the strongest group in terms of strength in depth. We didn’t have this many options when I played for the club.
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Hide Ad“We have got quality and it is a squad which is ready to deal with the rigours of the Championship. I’m not saying we are going to finish in the top two or qualify for the play-offs or anything like that but it is a really strong squad.
“There have been so many times this season where the first eleven are warming up and I look over to the other seven who are doing a seperate warm-up and I think ‘wow, we have got great options on the bench.’
“It is a fabulous to have that competition and it gives us an opportunity, when games come thick and fast like Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday, to comfortably change one or two players.”
Fernando Forestieri will be pushing for a first-team recall when the Owls head to table-topping Newcastle United on Boxing Day, having served a three-match ban.
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Hide Ad“Fernando has been a big loss to us, especially with the form he had shown in his last couple of games,” said former Wednesday captain Bullen.
“He’s a big player for us when he’s on form but we are lucky to have a really strong squad.”