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Josh Windass shares honest verdict on his recent role under Danny Rohl at Sheffield Wednesday

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Sheffield Wednesday suffered last-gasp heartbreak against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon as a comical late goal saw the Owls miss out on three points.

Danny Rohl came back from the international break looking for a big Championship win as Sheffield Wednesday hosted Queens Park Rangers.

This one looked to be heading towards a 0-0 draw before Barry Bannan did what Barry Bannan does.

The Scot swivelled and fired a superb strike into the net with 93 minutes on the clock, seemingly handing Wednesday the victory.

There was a ridiculous late twist though as a messy goalmouth scramble in the dying seconds allowed Alfie Lloyd to rescue a point for QPR.

From jubilation to desolation in a matter of minutes, Wednesday went from gaining two points to dropping two points in a chaotic period of injury time.

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Josh Windass on Sheffield Wednesday role

Boss Rohl went with a three-at-the-back system against QPR and paired Ike Ugbo with Josh Windass up top.

Windass only managed 56 minutes across games against Grimsby Town and Sheffield Wednesday but was thrown in to start against QPR.

Windass has now admitted that he isn’t exactly impressed with his role in the Wednesday side right now.

Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rob Station, Windass admitted that he is not used to being sat on the bench at Hillsborough.

Windass added that he made his feelings clear Rohl, showing that he was ‘not happy’ with being left as a substitute.

Windass did though praise Rohl, suggesting that he is the best manager he has had in years and knows not to question him, even if he doesn’t love every decision he makes.

“I am not used to not playing,” said Windass.

“The gaffer knew that I was not happy with it, but I trained really well. I showed him that I wasn’t happy. We have got the best manager I have had for a long time, so I am never going to question his decisions, although sometimes you are not happy with what he does. We know that we have got a very good manager, a very good team. I thought today we were excellent,” he added.

Windass stats v Queens Park Rangers

Windass was given a chance to shine but whether he really seized it is another matter.

The 30-year-old’s finishing against QPR has been branded ‘woeful’ and the stats certainly back that up.

Windass had four shots against QPR, the most of any Wednesday player, but he failed to get a single effort on target.

This wasn’t a clinical showing from Windass and perhaps not enough to make Rohl think that he should be in the team every week.

Windass was dangerous but was lacking that last bit of end product to find the net and potentially win the game.

Rohl knows the threat Windass possesses and he will get his chances, potentially even starting against Blackpool in the EFL Cup in midweek as the Owls meet former boss Steve Bruce.