Callum Slattery shares honest Sheffield Wednesday assessment after latest stalemate
Sheffield Wednesday have played out back-to-back goalless draws following their stalemate with Stockport County at the weekend.
Midfielder Callum Slattery does not believe an inquest is required following Sheffield Wednesday’s 0-0 draw with Stockport County at Hillsborough on Saturday, admitting that only chance creation needs to improve.
The Owls, who will take on Salford City in their EFL Trophy opener on Tuesday night, played out a second successive goalless draw after being forced to settle for a point against Wigan Athletic the previous weekend.
Stockport were the better side for long spells of the game against Henrik Pedersen’s side, prompting some Wednesdayites to boo the team off following the full-time whistle, despite them sitting second in the table after seven matches.
Results have certainly outweighed performances so far this season, with the Owls, aside from their 7-2 victory over Bromley last month, yet to put together a complete performance over the course of 90 minutes.
Boss Pedersen is still searching for his best starting XI as he continues to bed in 18 new arrivals, meaning patience will be key at Hillsborough in the coming weeks and months.
Despite the underwhelming nature of their last two performances, Wednesday are unbeaten in their last five league outings and have kept back-to-back clean sheets. With that in mind, Slattery wants to focus on the positives, insisting there is no need for Wednesday to undo all their hard work because of successive draws.
"I think from the start, we knew they were going to be a well-drilled side that have their patterns of play,” Slattery told the club’s website. “They are a well-set-up side.
"So, a point is not a bad result, but at home, we want three points and to be creating more chances than we did today. But there are certainly positives to take from the second half and a lot to learn from the first.
“I think if you're losing games and conceding, then you need to strip it back and work from there. But I think if you're keeping clean sheets, not conceding and you're drawing, it's just about creating those few chances that ultimately win you the game."
On the challenge Stockport offered, Slattery continued: "I think it was a good test for us, and I think it was a good test for them as well. I think in the first half they probably edged it slightly. We were a bit too passive.
"In the second half, I think we probably came out on top. So, yes, it was a game of two halves, but a point is not a bad result.
“But we want more.”