What Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk has had to say about accepting responsibility for mistakes and turning Owls form around

Garry Monk admitted feeling a sense of déjà vu as he reported for media duties at the Hawthorns on Saturday, outlining two reasons his side haven’t been able to convert periods of domination into the points he believes they’ve deserved in recent weeks.
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The Sheffield Wednesday boss prepares to line up against his former club Birmingham tomorrow with his side desperate to make up for late concessions that have dropped five Championship points in their last three outings.

The 40-year-old admitted he has never experienced a run quite like it in his managerial career.

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Asked about the nature of the mistakes that have cost them in matches against Blackburn, Swansea and West Brom, Monk said: “Unfortunately we are human beings and we have made some in a cluster in a short period of time.

“We don't accept that. We will go through it with them and work on it.

“Our performance is exactly what it should have been. It was a near perfect performance but for two things. We weren't clinical enough and we made mistakes.

“It is very weird. I have not had this before in my career in terms of where I have stood here proud of the performance but also deflated and frustrated that we didn't get the result we deserved.”

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The late lapses mean the Owls have fallen from the Championship play-off places in recent weeks despite encouraging displays. They sit ninth, four points from the top six, but Monk maintained that his squad have the experience to right wrongs that have straddled the latest international break.

A furious Owls skipper Barry Bannan after another late goal denies them something from the gameA furious Owls skipper Barry Bannan after another late goal denies them something from the game
A furious Owls skipper Barry Bannan after another late goal denies them something from the game

He denied their disappointments were down to a lack of game management or a question of mentality.

“They are determined, experienced group and they are honest enough to know what they can do,” he said.

“The last three games have been down to mistakes. We have talked about game management and those things.

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“There were probably a couple of bits we could have done in the Swansea game where we could have managed it but today wasn't about game management. It was individual mistakes. We should have dealt with the goals better.”

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk admitted a sense of deja vu after his side conceded late to drop points at West BromSheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk admitted a sense of deja vu after his side conceded late to drop points at West Brom
Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk admitted a sense of deja vu after his side conceded late to drop points at West Brom

That experience will be drawn upon against Birmingham, Monk said, and it is that and a dressing room full of big characters that will be needed to turn around a run of four games without a win.

Asked about the character in the squad, Monk said: “I don't think anyone can deny that. We showed an abundance of character and that is something that needs to carry us and will carry us through this period.

“If we continue to do that we are doing, those margins will turn. They have to. I have never been involved in a team where they haven't.

“We have to keep believing and keep working.”