Sheffield Wednesday defender on the Garry Monk attribute that can allow them to hit the ground running

Garry Monk’s attention to detail can lay the foundations for Sheffield Wednesday to hit the ground running as they return to action against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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That’s according to Owls defender Moses Odubajo, who has spoken about launching a comeback trail himself after a frustrating start to life at Hillsborough.

The three-month suspension of football due to the coronavirus crisis has handed Monk’s men the opportunity to shake off a horror run of form that saw them slide from third place at Christmas to 15th, winning only two league matches in their last 14.

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Monk himself has suggested the last two weeks on the training pitch has been a ‘mini-pre season’ of sorts and the squad have twice trained at Hillsborough in an attempt to become accustomed to playing in front of empty stadiums.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk looks on at a recent Hillsborough training session..Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk looks on at a recent Hillsborough training session..
Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk looks on at a recent Hillsborough training session..

These sessions have been packed with technical and tactical detail, The Star understands, and Odubajo believes it is that attention to detail that will stand the squad in good stead as they approach a hugely busy period.

“He’s very technical in terms of what he does on the pitch and what he demands from the players,” Odubajo told The Star. “Look, it’s not paid off yet but he needs more time to implement his ideas and, if possible, he needs a proper pre-season with the boys as well.”

The likes of Massimo Luongo and Adam Reach are back fit after long lay-offs and although Monk has reported a couple of niggles within the squad, the Owls should be well set heading into Saturday’s clash.

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Odubajo said: “I feel like the gaffer wants everything very fine-tuned, he works very hard on certain things and those are the little details that we work on with him that make a big, big difference. Once it all clicks together, we’ll come back and do far better than where we were.

“From a personal point of view the gaffer has spoken to me and has put that fire back in my belly. I need to show him that I want it, we all need to want it. Sometimes in a player’s career you need that.”

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