Steve Bruce is catching some flak from Sheffield Wednesday fans on Twitter.
Quite a lot of Sheffield Wednesday fans on Twitter are slating one of Steve Bruce’s substitutions.
Striker Steven Fletcher went off injured on 52 minutes during this afternoon’s 1-1 draw at Derby County, when the score was 1-0 to the Rams.
Instead of introducing Sam Winnall, Owls boss Bruce replaced the injured Scot with Atdhe Nuhiu, who has netted once in the Championship since August.
And suffice to say that Sheffield Wednesday fans weren’t pleased with the new manager over that decision.
In Bruce’s defence, Winnall hadn’t kicked a ball for Wednesday since January due to injury, meaning that Nuhiu, despite scoring two Championship goals all season, might’ve been the safer option.
That being said, the former Aston Villa boss did use the 28-year-old eventually, swapping George Boyd with Winnall after the hour mark, five minutes after the Owls drew level through Dominic Iorfa’s thumping header.
The match remained 1-1, but Bruce will be worried by Fletcher.
If he has to rely on a rusty Winnall and a goal-shy Nuhiu from now until May then it could be a terrible end to the season for Wednesday.
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