VIDEO: Credit belongs to Sheffield Wednesday players – Carvalhal
Carlos Carvalhal hailed his Sheffield Wednesday players after their shock League Cup win over Arsenal.
Goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas Joao and Sam Hutchinson stunned the Gunners and booked the Owls’ place in the quarter-finals.
Head coach Carvalhal – who earlier in the day signed Norwich City striker Gary Hooper on loan until January – said: “I am very happy, I thought we deserved the victory.
“Everything belongs to the players, they were fantastic. They carried out 100 per cent what we planned.
“It was an important victory for the club, a full stadium and a new generation of fans.”
Owls midfielder Barry Bannan said: “The work ethic of some of the boys was outstanding. Our confidence is high, we are on a good run at the minute. A lot of people look at us and say we are a hard-working team, but we have quality too.
“We had a game plan; we played 4-5-1, sat back a bit deeper and waited for them to come at us.”
Wallace added: “That was for the Wednesday fans. They’ve waited a long time for this.”
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: “You have to congratulate Sheffield, they put a great performance in, resolute and very dynamic.”