Sheffield Wednesday manager, Xisco, suggested that journalists should ask Marvin Johnson why he’s not been part of Owls squads so far this season.
The 32-year-old was a huge part of Wednesday’s success last season after becoming a regular for Darren Moore, but he’s not even made the bench in
a competitive game for the Owls in 2023/24 so far – even missing the Carabao Cup game against Stockport County.
His absence from the squad as Wednesday were beaten 4-2 on Saturday afternoon meant that there were more queries for the club’s manager, but his
response left more questions than answers.
“If you ask him why, maybe he can tell you,” the Owls boss told the media when questioned about Johnson’s continued absence. “Everybody works
hard in training. It is simple. It’s ok to work hard in training but in games we need to stay more concentrated and give better solutions. The
competition is demanding. If you ask where our starting point was, it was very low. Now we need to change a lot of things.”
The former Middlesbrough man only signed a new deal with the club last month, but now faces the prospect of a season where he could spend time
watching from the stands rather than being out on the field of play.
Johnson only missed out on for Wednesday squads in their entire league campaign in 2022/23, three of them due to suspension, but will have
already missed out on three should he not make it back in when they face Preston North End next weekend.
Wednesday’s defeat meant that they’re still waiting for their first points back in the second tier, and they sit in 22nd place above Boro and
Huddersfield Town.
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Former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, got off to a great start in Turkey as he helped his side go top of the league.
The 22-year-old midfielder was offered a new contract by the Owls over the summer but after back and forth dicussions for months he instead opted
to make the move to the Turkish Super Lig to join Hatayspor as they returned to action following the earthquake that devastated the country back in
February.
He was given a starting berth by Volkan Demirel as they got their season underway against Pendikspor in Istanbul, and things couldn’t have gone
much better as he got two second half goals on the way to them securing a 5-1 demolition to climb to the summit of the table.
Dele-Bashiru was one of a host of players that left Wednesday in the summer, though his departure split opinion in the fanbase with some thinking
that he’d have been a good tool for the Owls in the Championship.
It wasn’t to be, though, as he turned to another page in his career and looks to make a name for himself in Europe – and things haven’t started too
badly for him.
His last action in an Owls shirt was feeding Lee Gregory before he set up Josh Windass’ winner at Wembley against Barnsley.
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