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Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher has been talking up his teammates, praising the atmosphere amongst the dressing room when featuring on the EFL Podcast this week.
What’s he said?
The Owls showed signs that their off-field problems are no hurdle by ending a five-game run without victory by defeating Charlton Athletic 3-1 at The Valley.
Fletcher netted a brace, including one penalty, with his strike partner Atdhe Nuhiu scoring the third in the dying stages of additional time.
The 32-year-old has hailed the group as some of the best he’s been around, he said:
“I think it’s just the atmosphere around the place.
“It’s the best changing room I’ve ever been in. As a group, there’s no cliques or nothing, everyone’s just together. The foreign lads, the English lads, Scottish lads, it’s been brilliant.
“I think that’s what’s showing the character out there. We show it on the pitch and off the pitch and it’s good.”
Character and attitude
Wednesday are facing significant uncertainty off the pitch after the EFL charged the club for financial misconduct, which has since extended out to chairman Dejphon Chansiri and several of the Owls hierarchy, who could all be banned from football altogether.
The club were found guilty over the £60m sale of their Hillsborough stadium to the owner to try and offset any debts occurred in the 2017/18 accounts.
One football finance expert believes the south Yorkshiremen could be punished with a 12-point deduction at the very least, which would almost certainly curtail their season, as it would currently take them from playoff contenders to relegation favourites.
However, in the face of all this adversity, these remarks from the 32-year-old striker offer some hope as the squad appears to be tight-knit and ‘together.’
This could make a major difference if they do indeed receive the consequences this season as they will want to battle for one another to pull the club out of the mire.
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