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Carlos: Burton caused us problems
Carlos Carvalhal congratulated Burton on their 3-1 win and admitted Wednesday failed to cope with the direct style of the home side. The head coach said: “They have a certain style, they got the ball long up the pitch and it worked very well for them.” He added: “They caused us a lot of problems […]
Read MoreWoeful Wednesday well beaten at Burton
Wednesday turned in a shocker of a performance as they went down 3-1 at Championship new boys Burton Albion on Tuesday night. We were hit by the absence of the injured Tom Lees at centre back and then saw his replacement, Jose Semedo, limp off just before half time. However, that does not allow for […]
Read MoreWill stayaway striker start at Burton?
Carlos Carvalhal has to decide whether to recall Fernando Forestieri for Tuesday evening’s trip to Burton Albion. Forestieri apologised to the head coach and the Wednesday squad after refusing to travel to Norwich for Saturday’s game, amidst reports linking him with a big money move away from Hillsborough. The striker has reportedly been fined for […]
Read MoreTributes paid to ex-Owl Atkinson
Tributes have been paid to former Wednesday striker Dalian Atkinson who has died after being tasered by police. Forty-eight-year-old Atkinson died after police were called to a house in Shropshire in the early hours. He was tasered and then reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on the way to hospital, before being pronounced dead. Atkinson joined […]
Read MoreCarvalhal’s response to Forestieri apology
Carlos Carvalhal confirmed today that Fernando Forestieri has been fined for refusing to play at Norwicn on Saturday, The head coach also said that the player has apologised to him and to the rest of the Wednesday group. Carvalhal said: “You can’t miss work. He knows his behaviour is not correct.” He would not confirm […]
Read MoreForestieri says sorry for Norwich no-show
Fernando Forestieri has apologised for refusing to play for Wednesday at Norwich on Saturday. The striker has been linked with a move away from Hillsborough and a clearly angry Carlos Carvalhal revealed the shock news just minutes before kick off that Forestieri had refused to travel to Carrow Road . However, today Forestieri said on his […]
Read MoreCarlos posts Twitter message after FF snub
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal has taken to his Twitter account to indirectly express his views over Fernando Forestieri’s refusal to play for Wednesday at Norwich today. He tweeted ‘Andy Rhodes father die today. He wanted stay with us … Fletcher with 10 stitches wanted play … this is my SWFC’.
Read MoreWell-earned point after Fernando no-show
A much-improved second-half display saw Wednesday take a deserved point from a Championship stalemate at Carrow Road on Saturday evening. We found ourselves under the cosh for much of the first-half and didn’t help our cause by failing to keep possession of the ball for any length of time and consistently misplacing passes. However, the […]
Read MoreCarlos pleased with start to season
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal is pleased with Wednesday’s start to the Championship season after the goalless draw at Norwich. Coupled with the victory over Villa last Sunday, it means we have taken four points from the first two games against two of the relegated sides. Carvalhal said: “Of course I am very happy, not just […]
Read MoreCarvalhal: Forestieri has ‘refused to play’
Carlos Carvalhal has confirmed that Fernando Forestieri refused to travel to Norwich for this evening’s game at Norwich. Carvalhal said the player had asked not to take part in the Championship opener against Villa but that he had convinced him to do so. However, he told the head coach this week that he did not want to travel to […]
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