Sheffield Wednesday are in freefall at the moment.
The Owls have won just two of their last 14 games, and if they’re not careful they could be sucked into a relegation battle sooner rather than later.
It’s safe to say that plenty of changes are needed at the Steel City club, and the most obvious place to start is between the sticks.
Cameron Dawson was hounded by the fanbase over the weekend for a mistake he made for Brentford’s opening goal on Saturday, and his day didn’t get much better after that – he picked the ball out of his net five times as Wednesday were hammered by Brentford.
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A number of fans called for him to be dropped, and unfortunately, we have to agree with that sentiment.
The most obvious switch to make would be to put Keiren Westwood back in goal. The Irishman is a former Player of the Year winner at Hillsborough and he has plenty of Championship experience, which could be exactly what the Owls need if they’re to get out of their current slump.
Unfortunately, Garry Monk seems intent on freezing the 35-year-old out, and his comment on social media last month seemed to suggest that he won’t be getting another chance at Wednesday anytime soon.
If Monk is going to remain stubborn on that one, then he must at least put Joe Wildsmith in for the Owls’ next game.
Leaving Dawson in after conceding five and dropping a howler is doing nobody any favours – the fans would have every right to be on both the player and the manager’s back, and it also sends out the wrong message to Wildsmith.
The 6 foot 2 shot-stopper played recently against Manchester City and he had a solid enough game, conceding just once against the Premier League’s top-scorers despite facing nine shots on target.
If Monk is going to dig his heels in regarding Westwood, then he must at least give Wildsmith a chance.
In other news, Sheffield Wednesday once again have to ponder one man’s future.
