Danny Röhl appears to be leading the way to be the man tasked with turning Sheffeld Wednesday’s fortunes around.
He’s a 34-year-old coach with vast experience in some of the biggest assistant managerial roles in Europe.
Should it come off, Röhl would be stepping into his first managerial role hoping to wake the Owls from a nightmare start to their return to the Championship.
Our Wednesday writing team have come together to offer their thoughts on the potential appointment.
Joe Crann
Röhl is a fascinating option for Sheffield Wednesday.
With his age and his lack of managerial experience it’s no surprise to see many saying that he might not be up to the challenge, but you don’t work where he’s worked and hold the positions that he’s held unless you’re a very talented coach.
It’s fair to say it’d be as much of a risk for him as it would be for the Owls.
If Dejphon Chansiri chooses the German for the job then, in my eyes, it has to be a long-term option.
He’s not a firefighter, he won’t be coming in to just keep us up and that be that.
Röhl, you’d think, would have a vision for where he’d like the club to go, and that vision won’t be based on what happens this season alone.
Is there an argument for him being the right man at the wrong time given the very likely relegation battle ahead? Certainly.
Many have cited Kieran McKenna’s success as a blueprint for progress under a fresh young manager, but Wednesday aren’t Ipswich Town, and that makes life a lot more difficult.
Alex Miller’s
When I heard the name Danny Röhl a few months ago, my search engine went into overdrive, just like it seemed to do for everyone else.
I’ll be the first to roll my eyes. With a slack gaze, of course.
However, your confidence that this could be an amazing appointment grows the more you read and talk to people who have dealt with Röhl.
Of course, you never know, and given Wednesday’s current circumstances, you would naturally be afraid for a 34-year-old manager taking on his first major role.
However, a few believe he has a legitimate chance to be the next big thing. All of the conversations that I’ve had have been supportive.
Being a skilled, competent, and astute communicator, he possesses an unrivaled coaching resume that helped Xisco achieve a meteoric rise to prominence.
As Joe mentioned, the question is whether he can maintain a tight enough grip to steer the good ship on Wednesday.
Would anyone’s, to elaborate a little on that? Another observation regarding the club: in previous years, they have been rightfully criticized for erratically switching up their managerial profiles.
It remains to be seen whether an appointment with Röhl works out and if it ends up being even remotely successful.
However, there seem to be some missing pieces in terms of how they want to approach it when moving from Xisco to Röhl (note the massive disclaimer here regarding how difficult those weeks were for everyone involved). I’m on board.
It’s not finished yet, but best of luck to him if it does. Despite the difficulty of the job, “He’s got all the tools,” as one Bundesliga expert told me this week.
Christopher Holt.
To be completely honest, I’m thinking a little bit like Alan Partridge when I write this.
I think Danny Röhl is cool. Can I just shock you? Notwithstanding what I have just said. “.
It’s true that, in our most recent episode of The Star Owls Podcast, I expressed my opinion that he would make an excellent manager going forward and that, at this point, they would benefit from having an experienced, older head—yes, that one—to help them climb out of the muck until someone else steps in, cleans them up, and gets things better.
Maybe I’ve focused too much on Wednesday’s poor performance in a short period of time rather than the latter point, which is that there is still a ton of football to be played and a limited amount of time, so why not begin the “project” right away? Despite his lack of experience in the head coach position, Röhl is a highly regarded coach who has worked with some of the world’s best players.
He should bring creativity and a modern game mindset to the team.
More importantly, he is baggage-free
Aside from actually dealing with the chairman on a regular basis, his biggest challenge will be managing the general contempt that people have for him
It will not be easy, as it will continue to simmer and threaten to blow up when things really get sticky.
On the face of it, Rohl would be an exciting appointment that you would hope will pull the club together again after a turbulent few months.
Of course, if the emergency Neil Warnock button needs to be hit in February, I’ll be here to say, “I told you so.”.
