'Not acceptable' - Danny Röhl slams Sheffield Wednesday's performance in Bristol City draw
Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Röhl criticised his team's second-half performance as "not acceptable" following their 2-2 draw with Bristol City in the Championship. Despite dominating the first half and leading through Djeidi Gassama’s fourth goal of the season, the Owls were unable to capitalise on their chances.
Bristol City equalised through Nahki Wells, only for Di’Shon Bernard to quickly restore Sheffield's lead. However, as the home side began to retreat, Ross McCrorie equalised for Bristol City, and a late winner from Sam Bell was only denied by the crossbar.
Rohl expressed his disappointment, saying: "I think until 60 minutes, it was a good performance, but the last 30 minutes is not acceptable. Too passive, never got the pressure on the ball. "
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He also admitted that he may have made mistakes in his player selection, saying: "I think there are too many draws at home. I was disappointed about me, that maybe I didn’t choose the right players to play the end of the game to help my team on the pitch and off the pitch."
Despite the draw leaving Sheffield Wednesday four points away from the play-off spots, Röhl was quick to highlight the progress from last season’s relegation battle.
Reflecting on his team's progress, Röhl emphasised: "When you compare from where we’ve come, you should not forget this last year. And now we fight for really special things.
"We consistently take points, we are hard to beat, it’s not easy to play against Sheffield Wednesday, all positive things. Since I arrived, I changed the mentality and we want to win games, we are hungry. There are still 18 games, anything is possible in this league."