MIKE LUCAS SHARES HIS PLAYER RATINGS FOLLOWING WOLVES COMEBACK AT THE AMEX
JOSE SA 6
Jose Sa, in the game at Brighton, you can see why fans get frustrated. He made a mistake for their goal, but then he made two or three good saves while it was 0-0 and 1-0.
TOTI GOMES 6
Average game for Toti playing in a back 3 and hopefully the more the 3 centre backs play the more solid it gets.
CRAIG DAWSON 7
Has been quality since back in the squad and starting to really build a partnership with Bueno. Think defended particularly well and reduced Brighton to a few long shots.
SANTI BUENO 7
Same game as Dawson really. Good on the ball, calm and good positioning. Getting stronger with a partnership with Dawson.
RAYAN AIT NOURI 7
Gave the ball away a few times when there was passes on when trying to run at defenders, he has a 7 purely because he got us back into the game.
NELSON SEMEDO 7
Probably one of Semedo best defensive games whilst coming up against Mitoma. Kept him quite winning most 1v1 and then is always calm on the ball and makes darting runs down the wing.
MARIO LEMINA 6
Average game for Lemina this season. Subbed off at half time not sure if it’s injury or tactical.
JOAO GOMES 6
Quiet game for Gomes as first half playing more advanced role then 2nd half back to his normal role, not one of his best games.
TOMMY DOYLE 8
He’s been knocking on the door all season and got his start. Showed why he’s so composed on the ball and gets into the right positions when needed and showed that when he was against 4 Brighton players. His composure on the ball along with his spray of passing got us a point at Brighton.
MATHEUS CUNHA 9
What can I say, Cunha made the most in 2nd half of the Brighton defence as he made darting runs behind and crossing for no one on the end of it. After running onto Doyle’s ball and running at the defence you could see how worried they were when they kept backing off. Good strike (slight lucky deflection) but Cunha deserved a goal for his work.
PABLO SARABIA 6
Sarabia was brought in for creativity but failed to show that for much of the time he was on the pitch Didn’t really get involved and didn’t stake his name in the starting 11.
JORGEN STRAND LARSEN 7
Was fairly quiet first half but got busy in 2nd half. Held up play when he could, got to headers to try and knock it on and got on the end of crosses into box and made some good runs not to be found. This really is a number 9 Wolves can be proud of, already early in the season.
CARLOS FORBS 6
Was brought on to try and make those darting runs and get behind the back line. Very ineffective really think got behind once. Hasn’t really hit the ground running in his Wolves career yet but you can see the potential.
GARY O’NEIL 8
This was the 2nd half performance Gary needed. The fight the players gave you can see that there fighting together and that togetherness is with the manager aswell. His choice to start Doyle paid off as he didn’t put a foot wrong and kept us in it and got an assist in the space of 20 seconds. His choice of subs at half time were the right players to bring off as he said in the press conference he is angry at himself for not starting back 4. Point at Brighton is massive point and this could be a start of a good run for Wolves if they keep playing like they are.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Have to give man of the match to Cunha. Made runs at Brighton all game and tried to drag Wolves back into the game but pushing them up the pitch. Made a few good crosses that came to nothing but he has the quality to produce things when needed. Really is captain material as players look up to him.
ARTICLE BY MIKE LUCAS
I am a Wolves season ticket holder and followed wolves since I was 5 and seen some very big highs and very bad lows.
