'Front two aren’t working, need changing ASAP' - Sheffield Wednesday fans' verdict on 'horrible' first half

Sheffield Wednesday are currently drawing 0-0 with play-off rivals Hull City in the New Year’s Day clash at Hillsborough – and supporters aren’t impressed with what they have witnessed so far.
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Garry Monk’s side have created little in front of goal as they look to bounce back from defeats against Stoke City and Cardiff City over the Christmas period.

Our Wednesday correspondent Dom Howson says ‘the Owls grew into the contest after a slow start’.

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“(Kadeem) Harris has tried to make things happen for the hosts and saw a fierce low shot hacked off the line by Pennington,” says Dom.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk. Photo: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk. Photo: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk. Photo: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

Unsurprisingly, Wednesday fans have been left frustrated by their side’s performance in the opening 45 minutes.

Here’s what you have been saying on Twitter.

@supasid53 Thanks Wednesday, that’s 45 minutes of my life I won’t get back. #swfc

@ploehmann #swfc look sapped of energy for large spells (notice the number of players strolling when we’re in possession) and lack a thrust or a spark as badly as Hull. Man-marking their two danger men, Bowen and Grosicki (w/Fox and Iorfa), has largely worked, but as we commit they threaten.

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@Dadders That is the flattest performance I’ve seen from #SWFC in a long long time. Front two aren’t working, need changing ASAP.

@JoeBryden88 Get Hutchinson & Nuhiu off for Lee & Fletcher asap - at least give us a fighting chance #swfc

@MattSummerhill I have no microphone in the dressing room, but I suspect the conversation from GM is going something like "can you do 45 Fletch?". Poor first half #swfc

@SheffWedWOTMT That was a dire first half. We were ponderous. Hoping for improvement! #swfc

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@joe72_ You’d be really unfortunate to see a worse 45 minutes football than that #swfc

@1867News Unconvincing up front. Two players who aren't good enough. We're relying on a ball falling kindly and so far it hasn't. No need to panic as yet. It wouldn't take much to nick it. #swfc

@YesWeCrann Better end to the half from #SWFC, but still a very sluggish game of football so far… If he’s fit, need to get Fletcher on in the second half. Definitely a winnable game, this.

@lewsouthy This is horrible #swfc