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With just one win in their last six Premier League matches, could cracks be starting to appear in a Wolves team who can seemingly do no wrong?
Nuno Santo’s side have been impressive this term, there’s no doubting that, but it’s a long season and their lack of depth is now catching up on them. It’s an aspect that was particularly evident against Burnley last weekend as they lost 2-0.
No one to replace Jimenez
There’s been a considerable amount of attention surrounding Raul Jimenez lately. The Mexican has been superb for the Midlands club in 2018/19 after arriving on loan from Benfica and as such, they’re close to agreeing his permanent stay.
But a combination of more important matches to come and the fact Jimenez had clocked up plenty of air miles over the international break meant he was left out of the starting XI at Turf Moor last Saturday.
Eyebrows would have immediately been raised by Santo’s decision and with the forward having to be introduced in the second half anyway, the decision wasn’t vindicated.
Without him, there was a lack of hold up play, whilst Diogo Jota’s influence on the game was also reduced. Jimenez’s impact on this Wolves side has been significant, but it wasn’t until this weekend that we got a real glimpse of how poor they can be without him.
Depth lacking
Wolves’ form on the road hasn’t been particularly amazing this season anyway, but without Jimenez in the side at Burnley, it proved that real investment is still needed.
Ivan Cavaleiro was Jimenez’s deputy in attack on Saturday but his performance wasn’t one that will enthral fans, having just one shot in the time he was on the pitch. Helder Costa, another option in forward areas, has struggled to be the creative hub he so often was in the Championship too.
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Andre Silva has attracted the interest of Wolves and he would certainly go a long way to bolstering their depth but they’ll need more than that.
With a potential Europa League campaign on the horizon, it’s an issue that will desperately need to be solved over the summer.
