Date: Saturday 13th August
Kickoff: 3 pm
Venue: Molineux
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On Saturday Wolves welcome Fulham to Molineux.
All Wolves fans will be hoping for some action in the transfer market this week as last Saturday’s game against Leeds proved once again how ineffectual Wolves are without a proper centre forward.
Fulham have brought in 7 new players during the current transfer window including Joao Palhinha who was touted for some time as a target for Wolves.
Fulham got off to a good start this season with a 2-2 home draw against Liverpool with 2 goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic. Wolves failed to convert numerous chances and fell to a 2-1 defeat at Elland Road.
Let’s hope that the two Portuguese managers enjoy a better relationship than Bruno Lage and Jesse Marsch who ended the game at Elland Road with a bad tempered spat.
Gem’s prediction: 2-0
Wolves v Fulham Match Day Thread
posted on 16/8/22
When all three are fit for me Semedo always plays and the choice between Jonny and Ait Nouri would depend on the opposition - Jonny better defensively, Ait Nouri better going forward.
We should not even think of letting Ait Nouri go (except, as we know, every player has their price - silly money for AN) - he’s got a massive career ahead of him, hopefully most of it with Wolves.
posted on 16/8/22
Is that the same whoscored site that ranks him as 9th best of our first team players so far this season?
Personally its a site that i don't think its a site that has reliable rankings. This season they put Sa as our best player so far but he's had some weak moments, and they put MGW as our 10th best so far this season which I would say is well below where I would put him
posted on 16/8/22
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 10 seconds ago
Is that the same whoscored site that ranks him as 9th best of our first team players so far this season?
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Yes.
posted on 16/8/22
Agree with you greengrocer it would be really sad if we let Ait Nouri go who surely has a great career ahead of him. We are lucky to have 3 full backs/wing backs of such quality. Wish we had that in all positions
posted on 16/8/22
I think some on here haven't cottoned on yet that we have switched to a back four this season.
Whilst I agree Ait-Nouri had some good games last season, he was playing as a wing back, which is by far, his best position. This season he is being used as a LB and has to concentrate more on his defending, which he's not very good at.
posted on 16/8/22
I think everyone has cottoned on to that Wolfie.
Have you cottoned on to what a LB is yet? You spent most of last season telling everyone that we played with LB and a LWB.
posted on 16/8/22
Head meet wall
posted on 16/8/22
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
I think everyone has cottoned on to that Wolfie.
Have you cottoned on to what a LB is yet? You spent most of last season telling everyone that we played with LB and a LWB.
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To some extent I agree but I would say defensively he is inconsistent and given to costly errors - something quite common in young defenders (e.g. going back a bit Joleon Lescott, Dean Richards who both turned out not too bad) rather than a consistently poor defender (he’s had a few good players in his pocket).
I’m an optimist so I’m going with AN will become a better, less error prone defender in the next couple of seasons.
Only time will tell but IMAO well worth the gamble - a bigger gamble to sell him (see Vitinha e.g.)
posted on 16/8/22
You're too young to know what a LB is Tammy. I don't suppose you've ever heard go the term Left Half or Inside Left.
I suppose in your world we have 4 central defenders. If someone is playing on the left as a wing back, what would you call it?
posted on 16/8/22
comment by wolfieinFL (U16306)
posted 2 minutes ago
You're too young to know what a LB is Tammy. I don't suppose you've ever heard go the term Left Half or Inside Left.
I suppose in your world we have 4 central defenders. If someone is playing on the left as a wing back, what would you call it?
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You could just say you still haven't figured it out.