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Coady points the finger in honest assessment of Wolves failings Date published: Saturday 1st May 2021 9:21 - Neil Foster Skipper Conor Coady admits Wolves have struggled to cope with the absence of injured star striker Raul Jimenez this season. David Luizin late November. Following the Mexico international’s injury, the West Midlanders It took Nuno Espirito Santo’s men until February to turn things around. During that month, the Molineux outfit were unbeaten in the league, winning three and drawing two games. They have picked up just two more wins but sit 12th in the table ...

Date published: Sunday 25th April 2021 3:24 - Neil Foster Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo felt nothing went right for his side as they were hammered 4-0 by Burnley at Molineux. The West Midlanders went into the match having won back-to-back Premier League games. But they left with their tails very much between their legs after Chris Wood’s first-half hat-trick. The home defence could not cope with a rampant Clarets front line. And Ashley Westwood ended the rout with five minutes to go as Wood racked up an assist. It was a superb display by the Turf moor outfit and one tha...

Date published: Sunday 25th April 2021 10:05 - Neil Foster Both Manchester United and rivals Manchester City are reportedly keeping track of the progress of Aston Villa youngster Carney Chukwuemeka. The 17-year-old has been receiving rave reviews for his displays for the club’s Under-23 side. The midfielder has made 16 appearances for the Villans’ youngsters this term. And he is not too far away from a senior debut, having been on the first-team bench twice in 2020-2021. Chukwuemeka was an unused substitute as Villa lost 2-1 to City on April 21. And he also watched from the ...

Man City in talks to land Red Star wonderkid after year of scouting Date published: Sunday 25th April 2021 12:49 - Robert McCarthy Manchester City are reportedly in talks over landing Red Star Belgrade wonderkid Andrija Radulovic, having spent a year tracking the winger. The 18-year-old winger has won many admirers across Europe for his impressive displays in the UEFA Youth League, as well as standing out for Red Star’s first team. And, according to a report in The Sun, City have already been in discussions to sign the player. Radulovic first caught City’s eye last year whe...

Pundit questions Aston Villa motives over manager certain to take job Date published: Monday 12th April 2021 11:55 - Neil Foster Kevin Phillips feels Rangers manager Steven Gerrard would ‘definitely consider’ taking over at Aston Villa but sees no reason for Dean Smith to leave. Gerrard has written his name into Rangers folklore by ending Celtic’s nine-year stranglehold on the title. The Gers have already claimed the spoils north of the border. They are 20 points clear of Glasgow rivals Celtic with just four games to go. And Gerrard’s charges have yet to lose a match –...