Bugger.

That wasn’t supposed to happen. Especially when armed with a comfortable 2-0 lead and a level of control that should have deemed it game over.

But if there’s one thing we’re good at on the road, it’s conjuring up new ways of dropping points from winning positions. I’m sure there are other examples, but just off the top of my head, I give you Watford, QPR, Blackburn, and Leicester.

On each occasion, David Wagner has opted for containment when the alternative would have been to remain on the front foot and get another goal to kill the game off.

But, away from home, that’s not his style. As much as we will him to release the shackles and permit his men the opportunity to be bold and attack, his preferred approach is almost always one of caution. No longer is the Gegenpress his go-to solution.
It isn’t of course, Wagner’s fault that City managed to create and then miss a hatful of chances at Hillsborough. If just one of those had gone in, no way were Wednesday coming back from 3-0 down, but at 2-0, there was always a chance it could unravel.

We’ve seen it too many times before. Like watching a repeat of Titanic.

The key moment was Wagner’s decision to withdraw Joah Sargent on 61 minutes and replace him with a midfielder. That Liam Gibbs only lasted three minutes is the fault of no one (and we wish him well for a speedy recovery) but the damage came as a result of the shift in dynamic ...