Crystal clear challenge laid down as Sheffield Wednesday’s forgotten man claws his mojo back

Indeed, at times it’s not been too difficult to forget Jaden Brown was a Sheffield Wednesday player at all.

The Tottenham Hotspur-reared youngster burst onto the scene in his first weeks with the Owls last season. But as time has gone on his star has fallen hard, no more so than with the addition of Reece James this summer to provide competition for Marvin Johnson at left wing-back.

Now he’s battling back with an impressive few weeks from pre-season through to a wonder strike in Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup win over Rochdale.

Now his manager Darren Moore has a clear instruction for him; keep it up.

Speaking post-match, he said: “We have seen Jaden on a couple of occasions this season and his performances have been solid against Sunderland and here tonight.

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“I am really pleased for him. He was back in the fray in terms of the bench on Saturday.

“Jaden is waiting for an opportunity in terms of the league. We see no problem with Jaden and he has got to stay where he is at. He has to keep getting better.

“If he continues to play like that, I'm sure the opportunity to step into the league won't be too far away. Even now I wouldn't hesitate to put him in because he has shown enough to showcase he has improved since his arrival here. There is more maturity about his play and he can feel pleased with his night's work.”

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