Sheffield Wednesday: New Owls boss promises fresh start

New Owls manager Jos Luhukay has challenged Wednesday's players to prove they can play a part in his Hillsborough regime.
Manager Jos LuhukayManager Jos Luhukay
Manager Jos Luhukay

Luhukay, appointed late last Friday, will kick-off his Owls reign with a trip to city rivals Sheffield United tomorrow night.

Wednesday, lying in 16th position, have gone three matches without a win and scoring a goal in all competitions and look set to be without a number of key players due to injury heading into the derby.

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Tom Lees, Barry Bannan, Kieran Lee and Fernando Forestieri are all long-term absentees.

But Luhukay insists it is a fresh start for his depleted squad.

The Dutchman told The Star: “What has happened in the past, you cannot change. We can change what now happens for the players.

“There are a lot out injured but that means the other players and the juniors can take a chance for themselves.

“That is the situation. They must have that motivation.”

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Luhukay is looking forward to working with chairman Dejphon Chansiri as he bids to arrest their slide down the table.

“He [Chansiri] has a lot of passion,” said Luhukay, previously of Hertha Berlin, VFB Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach. “It is his dream to go to the Premier League. I like his passion and I hope I can give him some success and we can do it together.”