Carlos Carvalhal said his Sheffield Wednesday executed half their plan against Reading on Saturday, according to the Sheffield Star.

Wednesday came away from the Madjeski Stadium, after a battle between two of last season's play-off finalists, with a 0-0 draw.

The Owls are still six points off the play-off places but they have steadied the ship since a poor start to the season and Carvalhal pointed to the fact that his side had one less day to recover as a reason for their slightly more conservative game plan.

He said: "We came to the game with a plan. They played Tuesday, we played Wednesday, so they had one more day to recover.

"We put out a team that was good and competent. Our plan was to try to block Reading's game in the first half and, in the second half try to win the match.

"We did what we had to do - we blocked Reading's dynamic - and the game was very tactical. In the second half, we had our chances in two or three situations. We were more of a threat to them then.

"Reading have dangerous players and so do we. They are very fast on the counter-attack so we had to balance and protect our goal.

"They did the same because they know we have a threat. A point was fair for both teams. That's one more clean sheet for us and we are now six games unbeaten."

The Verdict:

Carvalhal will be pleased enough with a point here but fans are not often sympathetic to the arguments about a lack of rest in the modern day.

Reading are not enjoying the best time of it themselves and there are sure to be Wednesday fans out there who felt their side should have been attacking their hosts from the start.

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