Reason For Wolverhampton’ Defeat At Molineux Stadium Revealed…

Vitor Pereira surely has to consider dropping £8.5m player for Wolves’ next game

Wolves were beaten by Fulham in their latest Premier League match – and it was a very tough night ay the office for one player in particular.

Wolves came into the game feeling confident after the win over Bournemouth.

But Wolves were brought back down to reality instantly, with Ryan Sessegnon scoring inside the first minute of the game.

Wolves hit back through Joao Gomes after good work down the left by Rayan Ait-Nouri and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

But Wolves then conceded instantly after the restart, which will have left Vitor Pereira fuming.

There were a number of poor displays in old gold unfortunately, and it was a particularly tough night for Santiago Bueno at the back.

Santiago Bueno statistics for Wolves in Fulham defeat

Bueno was starting again for Wolves in the middle of the back three, in the absence of the injured Emmanuel Agbadou.

The Uruguay international was joined by Matt Doherty and Toti Gomes.

Wolves have been better defensively recently, but Bueno did not have a good outing against Fulham, just like he didn’t recently against Blackburn Rovers.

As per Sofascore data, Bueno won just 2/8 duels in the game, and made only our defensive actions.

His use of the ball was fine, as he completed 44/45 (98%) passes. Although they were largely square balls and he didn’t break the lines too much.

Bueno received a booking in the first-half for bringing down Rodrigo Muniz, which then affected the way he defended against him for the rest of the game.

Bueno really struggled against his physicality, letting him out too easily on the opening goal, and then completely losing him on the second.

Pereira should consider dropping Bueno for Nasser Djiga

Bueno is still a concern for some Wolves fans after joining the club from Girona for £8.5 million (BBC Sport) in the summer of 2023.

As good as he is on the ball, he really lacks pace, athleticism and physicality.

Pereira should consider dropping Bueno for Nasser Djiga

Bueno is still a concern for some Wolves fans after joining the club from Girona for £8.5 million (BBC Sport) in the summer of 2023.

As good as he is on the ball, he really lacks pace, athleticism and physicality.

But he has played in the Champions League with Red Star Belgrade, and Wolves need someone back there with some physicality.

Djiga has talked about his style of play, saying he is a ‘very aggressive player’, and that he likes to be ‘strong in duels and comfortable on the ball’. That could be just what Wolves need.

Up next for Wolves is Bournemouth in the FA Cup and then Everton in the league. So potentially, Dango Ouattara and Beto – two physical strikers – starting.

Right now, it feels like a risk to start Bueno for these next two games.