The Owls boss explained over the weekend after his side managed to secure a very impressive 2-1 win over Coventry City that they would be taking on a ‘very good opponent’ during the international break, and it’s understood that said opponent is Unai Emery’s UEFA Champions League outfit.
“We need the next two days to recover, then next week we will play a friendly game against a very good opponent and then again recover, then we have a normal full training week to prepare for Burnley,” Röhl stated in an interview with The Star on Saturday. This is the schedule for the next three weeks and seven games.
It remains to be seen what sort of side the two teams will field when they meet, however there are four players who definitely won’t feature for the Owls with James Beadle, Di’Shon Bernard, Shea Charles and Pierce Charles all currently away with their respective
The game will offer Röhl the opportunity to have a look at his side against strong opponents, not including Villa’s own internationals of course, and he’ll also be able to experiment a little if he wishes before taking on Burnley on October 19th as they head to Hillsborough for the first time since 2016.
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