On Tuesday night, Sheffield Wednesday can meet Blackburn Rovers and extend their winning streak, but if he wants to win, Danny Rohl must start one man.

Sheffield Wednesday are now unbeaten in their previous four games and have risen to ninth place in the table following Saturday’s stalemate against Preston North End, despite the fact that it was upsetting to lose points.

Against Blackburn in midweek, Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl will be hoping his club can return to winning ways. The manager has called for a “reaction” from his players for the match.

However, Blackburn is currently the best club in the Championship, so the Owls will need to put in a tremendous amount of work to win.

Svante Ingelsson’s work rate can be key to Sheffield Wednesday success

In his remarks to the media just last week, Rohl assured everyone that he has just the type of player he needs to gain the advantage in this type of match.

While talking about Svante Ingelsson’s advantages and disadvantages, Rohl inadvertently brought up how well the Swedish midfielder fits the task Blackburn is posing.

Rohl praised Ingelsson’s “physical, strong side” and his penchant for “powerful deep runs,” pointing out how he stayed focused on “the task” while continuously “working against the ball” to assist the Owls defeat Norwich City 2-0.

The Sheffield Wednesday manager added that Svante Ingelsson performs worse in “tighter” settings and is less efficient in games where the Owls have more possession.

We can anticipate that the visiting team will attempt to control the middle of the park at Hillsborough against a Blackburn Rovers team that plays open football and has a higher average possession percentage than Sheffield Wednesday (46.7% and 45.4%, respectively) this season.

However, Sheffield Wednesday will be able to take advantage of the gaps created by John Eustace’s style of play, and Ingelsson’s high level of energy and diligence may be the secret to revealing that aspect of the game.

In order to provide more bite and presence in midfield, Ingelsson would probably play as a narrow winger, tucked in behind the striker, but he would also have the option to slide deeper when Wednesday is out of possession.

That strategy would be ideal for containing a Blackburn team that loves to break the lines and launch counterattacks and is incredibly skilled with the ball.

Danny Rohl needs to use Svante Ingelsson more often

Ingelsson hasn’t played as much this season as he would have liked for a variety of reasons.

That might be because he doesn’t now appear to fit into Rohl’s favoured system; he isn’t an out-and-out winger like Shea Charles and Barry Bannan, nor is he a deep midfielder like Shea Charles.

Rather, Ingelsson is more of a multipurpose instrument that Rohl may employ in very specific circumstances, and the Swedish player would undoubtedly be very helpful in the task that Blackburn Rovers face.

As Rohl discovers more about one of Sheffield Wednesday’s most intriguing and intriguing summer acquisitions, let’s hope Ingelsson can continue to develop and gain more playing time.