Bruno Lage says his players ‘watched’ Brighton run riot at Molineux as Wolverhampton Wanderers’ European hopes were dealt another crushing blow.
Bruno Lage said: “It was 90 minutes that we didn’t play,” Lage said. “We watched Brighton play. I don’t understand that when we arrive at this point, with a lot of things to conquer, we appear with a performance like that. It was so disappointing. It’s clear to me that when you come to this position, with a lot of things to conquer, we didn’t play. It was our worst performance. The first half was balanced but we conceded two big chances to them – two penalties – from one cross and one long ball.”
Wolves created very little throughout the 90 minutes, with Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez only forced into one save from a tame Willy Boly header. Substitute Pedro Neto offered a threat and hit the post in the dying stages, but Wolves were well beaten.
Bruno Lage added: “When little things come together it makes a massive difference. We had a long period where we were playing with one team, now we are playing with players who didn’t start the season with us. The positions are not the same, so the decisions are not the same.”
