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Sheffield Wednesday left it incredibly late on Saturday afternoon as a last gasp goal ensured Garry Monk’s tenure continued to go unbeaten.
The former Swansea boss started life with a win over Huddersfield last weekend but ensured his side drew with an impressive Fulham team 1-1 at Hillsborough in his second match.
The Owls went 1-0 down courtesy of a strike from Tom Cairney but a rescue act from Atdhe Nuhui meant it finished all square.
However, Monk’s comments over a certain individual in his side backfired during the game.
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Earlier last week, the new Wednesday boss made a revelation about Adam Reach, detailing where his best position may lie.
He said: “I have already spoken with Adam. He will primarily be a wide player for us and it is where he is most effective.”
Yet after his performance and the early withdrawal of the 26-year-old against the Cottagers, it doesn’t appear as though that may be the case, particularly at the moment.
Having started on the right, he was dragged off after 59 minutes for Jacob Murphy, a player who isn’t in particularly good form himself.
Murphy has managed just one goal this term so it was perhaps rather damning that he was the man introduced in Reach’s favour, particularly with the hosts behind in the game.
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But Reach was poor and his inability to pass lead to a pretty average display.
Per WhoScored, he created two chances but left the pitch with a pass success rate of just 71%, providing three crosses which failed to result in too much end product.
If you’re going to play on the wing that needs to be considerably better and it shows that Monk’s comments have backfired on his best position.
If we assess WhoScored’s average ratings for Reach this season he has played in a variety of roles but his best performances have come in attacking midfield, achieving a rating of over 7 in two outings.
On the right, however, that falls closer to a rating of 6.5.
Bearing that and his performance against Fulham in mind, Monk is wrong.