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LOOVENS: WE HAVE TO STAY TIGHTER

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The LeaguePaper Team
5 November 2017

By Luke Baker
CHAMPIONSHIP
SHEFFIELD Wednesday’s impeccable defensive record of past seasons is not being replicated this time around.
But that is all set to change, according to Glenn Loovens, as the Owls look to reignite a faltering start to the season.
Carlos Carvalhal’s side kept 49 clean sheets over the previous three seasons – including a club record 19 in the 2015-16 campaign – but this time around their defence has been porous, to say the least.
Before the weekend, they had managed two shut-outs in all competitions.
But the 34-year-old has leapt to the defenc...

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