The Sheffield Wednesday attacker will need to fight for his place back in the starting 11 after the defeat to Millwall.
Danny Rohl will not have expected to have been in a position going into the international break where they are needing to put an end to a three-game goal drought and losing streak, especially after what was such a brilliant start to the season against Plymouth Argyle in the Championship.
The Owls in every sense have been unsatisfactory in recent weeks, and many have called for changes in the squad, including looking to bring in vice-captain Liam Palmer.
Elsewhere, on the attacking front, Anthony Musaba has been regarded as ‘frustrating’, particularly in front of goal and Rohl could look to replace him with new signing Olaf Kobacki.
It is clear that Rohl doesn’t seek to make changes to his side lightly, however one key Sheffield Wednesday man was dropped to the bench for the 3-0 loss to Millwall, and he will have to look to restore the faith of the German boss and turn around his fortunes after a difficult start to the season.
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Josh Windass must seize opportunity to turn around disappointing start to the season
Sheffield Wednesday attacker Josh Windass has become quite the cult hero in S6 over the past couple of years, and it is safe to say that he has played a pivotal role at the club in recent years and is one of the reasons why the Owls aren’t currently stuck in League One.
However, a difficult start to the 2024/25 campaign has seen the attacker dropped to the bench in the most recent game against Millwall, and as a result he must utilise the international break period to turn his fortunes around, and show in training that he is worthy of a starting spot.
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Danny Rohl must utilise his tactics to get the best out of Josh Windass
Whilst Windass often plays as an attacking-midfielder, his heat map, per SofaScore, shows that he does have a likelihood to drift out wide, particularly towards the right flank.
Although this gives the Englishman more freedom in his position, he could be more effective if he focuses his attacking play through the centre, especially with both flanks having a winger and an attacking-full back to provide a threat out wide.
His accuracy when it comes to crosses is far from brilliant, with just a 22% success rate, however he sees more success with passes in the opposition half, with 63% success rate.
If Windass looked to play it short, and connected with the likes of Ike Ugbo and Jamal Lowe with short and intricate passing in the centre-of-the-park, he could definitely be more likely to bring the best out of his game and provide more of an attacking threat through the middle.