Darren Moore makes Saido Berahino claim after Sheffield Wednesday struggles

Since joining Sheffield Wednesday on Deadline Day in the summer, Saido Berahino has struggled to make his mark on the team at Hillsborough this season.

In 16 League One appearances, which have largely been off the bench, the 28-year-old has scored just the single goal and has added two assists.

It was seen as a low risk move when Darren Moore chose to renew acquaintances with the former West Brom frontman and he still expects his move to the Owls to come good.

After spending the last few years plying his trade in the Belgium Pro League, he didn’t feel Berahino had the required physicality to compete in English football and plenty of work has been done since to rectify it.

“With Saido, we feel that he started well when he first came but we realised that the level of football he’s been playing in the last couple of years is probably not of the physical level that it is here,” said Moore.

“What I can say now is that he is a far stronger, more robust player because he’s someone that, behind the scenes, has put in a lot of work.

“The opportunity will come for him because of the volume of games and when that opportunity comes, I’m sure he’ll be chomping at the bit to take it.

“He’s far better when I look at him now compared to when he came in with the power and strength that he’s got now.

“In terms of him as a player that can score goals, I’m very happy with him and I’m sure that, should chances drop to him if he gets that game time, he’ll put the ball in the back of the net.”

Between now and the end of April, Wednesday have another 16 league games to play which will force Moore into rotating his team on occasion.

For that reason, players on the fringe of the team like Berahino have to be ready to hit the ground running when