While Danny Röhl did not offer an apology for his team’s missed opportunities to draw 1-1 with Swansea City at Hillsborough, he did express his opinion that his team was unfairly treated by a handful of significant decisions that day.
Although Wednesday had more scoring opportunities overall, especially in the second half, Bailey Cadamarteri’s late first-half goal was cancelled out when Owls summer transfer target Jamal Lowe was given room to poke home a corner in the 76th minute—there was definitely a handball involved in his attempt to control the ball. In the second half, Ike Ugbo called for a penalty, but referee Geoff Eltringham denied it.
Röhl remarked, “We accept the point.” “Every detail matters in our circumstance. We were much more in the game and had many opportunities to win it, so we are a little upset. Especially in the second half. In both cases, you must be ruthless and clinical.We had the better chances, but we gave up what seemed like an easy goal from a corner, in my opinion. Overall, this week’s topics were running for one another and understanding the fundamentals. All of these actions were taken today; we will continue, and if we go in the same manner as today, we have a very good chance.
“I would take this position if someone had told me in September how near we would be to crossing the queue. Our success over the past several weeks has brought us closer together. We need victories, of course, but for now, we’ll take the point and call this one. We must prioritise Monday.”
The German coach went on to comment on the dramatic close calls that went against Wednesday, saying, “Maybe there was a handball. I believe that certain decisions today were split 50/50. Swansea also had a situation in the box today that, in my opinion, also involved a foul and a definite penalty.
But I won’t search for justifications. We have the opportunity to claim this game as our own,” he went on. “We had the opportunity to win the game and go 2-0, but we weren’t very effective in the box and occasionally we were unlucky. We played to the absolute end to win 2-1; the atmosphere was incredible, and everyone gave it their all on the field. I believe we should learn from this game and move forward.
