Sheffield Wednesday endured an afternoon of mixed fortunes in the south Yorkshire derby as the Owls drew 1-1 with their local rivals at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon.
Garry Monk’s side took an early lead through debutant Josh Windass as he drilled home an attempt in the 16th minute, but that lead would only last another eight minutes as Cauley Woodrow capitalised on Cameron Dawson’s poor clearance to equalise into an open net.
The stalemate keeps Wednesday some six points off the playoff positions and extends their dire run of form to a fourth game without a victory having won just once in their last eight in the Championship.
Owls oversaw a rejig of their defence when Monk named his starting XI – there was no Moses Odubajo or Morgan Fox so Liam Palmer played at left-back, meaning Dominic Iorfa was shifted to the right.
And it was skipper Tom Lees in the centre that drew major criticism from some members of the travelling support.
Here’s what they have said…
“Terrible,” “shocking,” and “shambolic” were just three words used to describe the 29-year-old’s performance over the course of the 90 minutes he was on the pitch.
One supporter went as far as brandishing him as a “fraud” which is quite a damning review on someone that has played 224 times in the blue and white stripes.
Another claimed he was the worst player he had ever seen play for the club and he had even witnessed Jon Beswetherick in the past.
His responsibility in possessing the captain’s armband was also questioned by others…
Lees was called an “absolute clown” as well as the worst captain and leader the Owls could ever have.
Per SofaScore, the centre-back put up pretty decent numbers, recording seven clearances, three interceptions and two tackles, but he also managed to lose possession 18 times and had a dismal passing accuracy of just 51%.
It has led to further fans asking for Lees to never feature ever again…
One member of the Owls faithful even went as far as asking the club to terminate his contract. It remains to be seen if his place amongst the starting XI is at risk, but Monk does have plenty of defensive options to call upon if need be.
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