Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws admits that manager Xisco Munoz is ‘not in a good position’, but stopped short of saying he should be sacked following yet another defeat last night.
The Owls remain rooted to the foot of the Championship and the misery continued last night when promotion-chasing Sunderland left Hillsborough with a 3-0 win. All three of the Black Cats’ goals came within a blistering first half an hour of the game and the Wearside club will have been disappointed not to have added further to their ever-increasing goal tally.
Wednesday gained promotion to the second tier last season courtesy of the League One play-offs, but were thrown into turmoil over the summer when manager Darren Moore departed. Former Watford manager Munoz was swiftly appointed, but it has been a dreadful start to the campaign thus far, picking up just two points from their opening nine fixtures.
There were rumours that he was set to be sacked following last weekend’s defeat against Swansea City, but the 43-year-old remained in charge last night, although now looks to be on borrowed time.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield, via Sheffield Wednesday News, former boss Laws addressed the situation, saying;
“Listen, common sense tells you that he’s not in a good position. I would never ever say that any manager should be shown the door, absolutely not.
“There are elements that have gone against him, acquisitions haven’t been good, he’s had injuries as well and he’s just not really put his plan in place quickly enough. But, the pressure just mounts and you’ve got to win games.”
It will be interesting to see if owner Dejphon Chansiri opts to make a change this week, especially considering yesterday’s statement which stated he was no longer prepared to put any more money into the Yorkshire club.
Any decision on Munoz’s future will need to be made quickly, with Wednesday set to travel to the West Midlands on Tuesday night to take on West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
Writer’s View
To be frank, Sheffield Wednesday are in a bit of a mess right now. The team are not producing results, the manager failing to get the best out of his players and the owner has seemingly lost the plot.
It’s becoming painfully clear that a managerial change needs to happen, although Chansiri’s statement could lead to conclusions that he is unprepared to do so. Munoz has taken charge of just nine league fixtures in his short tenure and would be due compensation should he face the chop. If the owner can be taken at face value, this is something that he would be unprepared to do and the best the supporters can hope for right now is a resignation.
