Bruno Lage has heaped praise on ‘team player’ Adama Traore after he helped Wolverhampton Wanderers seal three points at Brentford. Before Traore’s goal was disallowed, the smiling Spaniard was mobbed by his teammates and Lage on the touchline. Addressing Traore’s future after the game,
Bruno Lage said: “The most important thing is the way he plays for us. He played again with energy and scored the third goal again. He scored last week and scored again, and the way he celebrated with his teammates and also with me. He’s a team player, a big professional and a lovely guy. I’m very happy with him.”
Wolves didn’t need Traore’s goal as Portuguese midfielders Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves clinched the 2-1 win over Brentford. Lage’s team had to overcome a series of bizarre incidents before the second half commenced, including a drone halting play for 15 minutes.
Bruno Lage said: “We need to be focused. The first break was a hard situation with two players out, the second with the drone and we came inside and talked a little bit about the game and what we can change. It was a strange first half. We did very well in the second half. The break helped us. I asked the players to win the game. We started well and scored a goal, they equalised from the set piece – we know they are very good at set pieces – but we came again. In the end we scored goals and I’m happy because we had the personality I wanted to play our game.”
