'We need more time' - Henrik Pedersen preaches patience as Sheffield Wednesday criticism addressed
Henrik Pedersen has responded to criticism of Sheffield Wednesday performances
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen has called for patience following criticism of his side’s performances.
With the first international break of the season now underway, the Owls sit second in the League One table after four wins, two draws and a defeat.
Wednesday made a winning start to their EFL Trophy campaign last night (September 22), defeating Salford City 2-1, but another relatively uninspiring display only intensified supporter concerns over performance levels.
Henrik Pedersen addresses criticism of Sheffield Wednesday performances
As reported by The Star, Pedersen said: “If everything was perfect now after 12 weeks or something...of course it’s not perfect. We need patience because we are in the beginning. We have 18 new players that we have to bring together. This takes time.
“We are happy with the points we have got and we are happy with the win today. Today in the second half we saw many things that we reproduce again and again - and when you can do this again and again, there is a bigger chance that we can get ‘deep wins’, instead of ‘only wins’.
“In these deep wins you see a team that can reproduce a press situation again and again, with intensity. This is what we have to work on. So when [Davis] Keillor-Dunn comes from the outside or another player does this, we have more situations where the players think the same - in the same moment.
“Of course they cannot do this so quick. We need more time. But I am sure that in the next three or four weeks we will take the next steps.
“It is the same in the offensive stuff, you need time to get the same thoughts and time to get a better connection, better relations. We need more training time now and I am sure we will go step by step again.”
Wednesday’s next two fixtures have been postponed due to international call-ups, therefore the Owls will not be back in action until their trip to Huddersfield Town on October 10.