The Sheffield Wednesday boss is facing increased calls for his head.
Sheffield Wednesday are in the same situation now as the one in which they were found by Jos Luhukay in January, the Owls boss admitted at a press conference on Monday.
Wednesday slipped to 18th in the Championship after Saturday’s defeat to Derby County, two places lower than they were at the time of Luhukay’s arrival last season.
The Owls were in the midst of an injury crisis back then, with key players Tom Lees, Barry Bannan and Steven Fletcher among those missing.
And despite all three of those having featured regularly over the past few weeks, the bad results – five defeats and a draw from their last six fixtures – have kept on coming.
Luhukay has borne the brunt of the blame for that run, although Sheffield Wednesday’s well-documented financial problems – which led to an embargo during the summer transfer window – have surely played a part.
And asked if it was fair to say that he was not fully aware of the scale of the job he inherited from Carlos Carvalhal, the Dutchman replied via the Owls’ official Facebook page: “Yeah.
“At the time that I came the team was not very successful, and it is now the same situation as maybe a year ago.
“As the manager, I have the responsibility for that. So I run not away, I will fight for good results, for good performances, and success for Sheffield Wednesday and that’s it – more I can not do.”
And Luhukay, who has continued to talk up Sheffield Wednesday’s top-six credentials, later conceded: “Maybe the expectations for the season are maybe too high.”
Wednesday host bottom-three strugglers Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday, but Luhukay claimed he is “not thinking about” the potential repercussions of another defeat, following increased calls for his head.
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