Video: Loyal Dejphon Chansiri backs Carlos Carvalhal to lead Wednesday revival

Chansiri held a meeting with the Owls coaching staff and squad on Wednesday to discuss their inconsistent performances and results this season.

Wednesday, who welcome Barnsley to Hillsborough tomorrow (12:30pm), sit in 16th position after picking up just one victory from their last six Championship matches. The pressure is mounting on Carvalhal to arrest their slide down the table.

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But speaking at the Supporter Steering Group meeting on Wednesday night, Chansiri reaffirmed his support for Carvalhal.

Chansiri said: “I still support Carlos 100 per cent.”

The Thai businessman’s public backing for Carvalhal brought a round of applause from the 30 fans in attendance.

“The chairman likes relationships over a long time,” said Carvalhal. “It’s something that he appreciates, and why he doesn’t sell many players, he tries to keep players.

“He doesn’t try to manage Sheffield Wednesday like a business, he tries to manage it like a family.

“You can understand why he gets good offers for players, he doesn’t want to sell them. He wants to keep everybody together.

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“When I know that mentality, it is not a big surprise to me (that he supports me 100 per cent). We are here with a big commitment to the club, working hard - and people know we have quality.

“When you have that relationship, it’s not when you have a bad moment that you must change things.

“That is the easy thing to do. In the two and a bit years we have been here, we are not in a good period at this moment - that is a reality - but we are doing well, in my opinion, since we arrived. We have good quality, commitment, we put everybody together.”

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