‘Terrible’, ‘Not good enough’ – some fans slaughter Sheff Wed striker after Wigan defeat

Sheffield Wednesday suffered a 2-1 defeat to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday evening and Sam Winnall was one of many players criticised by supporters on social media. Steven Fletcher could be out of action with a knee injury until March, but Garry Monk doesn’t have a replacement capable of shouldering the scoring burden.

Winnall has been a regular in the last two months, but he’s without a goal since September 2019 and continues to subbed off in games. The 29-year-old struggled to make an impact in midweek and was hauled off for Jordan Rhodes before the hour mark. Whether he starts against Millwall (February 1) remains to be seen.

https://twitter.com/JoeBryden88/status/1222248823864594436?s=20

Winnall is worst striker at club. #swfc

— Aaron Swallow (@aaronswallow26) January 28, 2020

Winnall playing like he's never seen a football before #swfc

— Kylewilliam (@TheWednesdayy) January 28, 2020

Such a gutless team. So many players need to go now. Lees, Odubajo, Hutch, Lee, Pellupessy, Winnall, Rhodes, Nuhiu, Forestieri for a start. #swfc

— Feezy (@owl_s6) January 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/swfcjoshuaa/status/1222274538362241024?s=20

Sam winnall is the worst striker in the championship end of. #swfc

— Jack (@Jack_0744) January 28, 2020

Not good enough:
– Joey Pelupessy
– Sam Winnall
– Jordan Rhodes
– Moses Odubajo

Always injured:
– Kieran Lee
– Sam Hutchinson
– Fernando Forestieri

Too inconsistent:
– Adam Reach
– Tom Lees

A bunch of letdowns and injury-prone footballers playing for @swfc

— Mac (@ChrisswfcMac) January 29, 2020

Against Wigan, Winnall played for 57 minutes, made 24 touches, won one aerial duel, completed 53.3% of his 15 passes, had one shot on target and blocked one shot. He failed to create a chance, make a successful dribble and was dispossessed four times on the ball.

The Englishman has made 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring just one goal. Winnall is enduring a four-month goal drought, so he may not be the best player to lead the line.

Read Crippy Cooke’s previous article