Tony Pulis is three games into his tenure as Sheffield Wednesday manager, and you could say he was involved in the most 'Pulis' game ever yesterday.

His former club Stoke City visited Hillsborough in his first home game as Owls boss, and the Potters restricted them to just five shots - none of them being on target.

They only had 36% possession of the ball in the entire match as well, which matches another typical trait of Pulis teams that they like to sit behind the ball and wait for the opposition to commit.

Interestingly Pulis also introduced Jordan Rhodes at half time, before withdrawing him with five minutes to go and Wednesday needing just one goal to secure the victory.

That change produced a mixed reaction from Wednesday fans online, and it doesn't look like Pulis is too happy with where the squad is at currently, and with them sitting in the relegation zone, why would he be?

Former Premier League striker Dean Ashton has weighed-in on both that controversial substitute, but also how he thinks the Welshman will fare as the boss in S6.

"It was interesting to see Tony Pulis coming out and saying where they need to improve, in certain areas," Ashton said on EFL on Quest, per Yorkshire Live.

"I mean he brought Jordan Rhodes on and then took him off again so it's clear that he's desperate to bring in his own players and put his own imprint on it.

"But he'll still be pleased with the solidity shown. You can see that Stoke are a little bit further along that transitional line.

"But you would never bet against Tony Pulis getting it right."

The Verdict

Ashton has a point, Pulis probably has his own ideas about where he wants the squad to go, but he has a great track record at the majority of clubs he's been at.

Now that he's in charge, despite probably not being the first choice of the fans, the supporters will be hoping that Pulis is backed accordingly in the January transfer window so that the team can get out of this rut.

And January can't come soon enough, as the current Wednesday team do not look creative in the slightest, and the proof is in the pudding as the only goal under Pulis has come from a set-piece - which again is absolute trademark Pulis.