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Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Wolves boss twice labels Southampton a ‘strong team’ after win against Southampton #WOLVESFC

September 5, 2022
WOLVES manager Bruno Lage twice labelled Saints a “strong team” as he revealed pride for his players after they picked up a first win of the Premier League season. The Black Country side climbed out of the relegation zone with three points thanks to Daniel Podence’s solitary goal right on the strike of half-time. Che Adams should have equalised in the second-half but handballed while scoring and then hit the crossbar with successive headed chances. Lage, whose team had drawn three and suffered two defeats in their opening five matches, endured a difficult summer with as many as seven first-team players leaving. “I am so proud of the work that we are doing. In the last two weeks we changed our squad completely,” Lage said, speaking after the contest with Saints. “Today I can be happy with both the performance and the result. Every victory is important but more important is the good signals the team has given us. “First half was very good from our side, especially against a strong team. We did the perfect first half to control everything. “We pressed high, but in the same way we controlled the aerial duels and the second balls. Our goal comes from a good situation.” The Portuguese continued: “We prepared a little bit with the players so that when we have the ball in offensive transition we can find those crosses in front of their defenders. I am very happy with that. “The second half was a little bit more balanced. They are a strong team and they are very good in the duels. They had one or two good chances to score, but when I look at what we did in the full game we deserved this victory.” Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl had been open about this defeat “hurting” more than most, as the Austrian felt his side deserved points but for one situation – the opener. A message from the Editor Thank you for reading this article - we appreciate your support in reading the Daily Echo. Subscribing to the Echo means you have unrestricted access to the latest news, features and Saints coverage - all with an advertising-light website. You will also have full access to Saintsplus, your new home for Southampton FC tactical analysis, features and much, much more. Don't just take my word for it - subscribe today. Follow the latest breaking news in the Southampton area by searching Southampton News - Breaking News and Incidents on Facebook Follow the latest court and crime news on our dedicated group by searching Hampshire Court and Crime News on Facebook
Bruno Lage manager
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Bruno Lage says ‘pressure is on’ Wolves against managerless Cherries #WOLVESFC #AFCB

August 31, 2022
BRUNO Lage believes Cherries must forget their Anfield nightmare and the pressure is all on Wolves in Wednesday’s Premier League showdown. The south coast side sacked Scott Parker today, after their record-equalling 9-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday. Wolves go to Vitality Stadium still looking for a first top-flight win of the season. But Wanderers boss Lage expected the message from Bournemouth caretaker manager Gary O’Neil would be for his players to move on fast. He said “I know it’s strange to say it but (you) don’t mention it. It’s in the past, you know that kind of games can happen. They took nine, we took five against Manchester City (in May). Sometimes it happens. “I saw the goals, any shot went in. It happened with us against City, Kevin De Bruyne – any shot he got he scored an amazing goal. These things can happen. “When you score one, two, three goals in 20 minutes after that you can score six, seven, eight, nine or 10. It’s important to move on. “If I was on the other side, I would take nine, forget the game and put all my energy into the next one. We will go with full energy. “It’s just a game, it’s three points. I know it’s hard to take but it’s just three points.” Wolves drew 1-1 with Newcastle on Sunday, after Allan Saint-Maximin’s last-minute leveller, to continue their winless start. Willy Boly is not expected to feature after failing to show up for the Magpies draw as he tries to force a move to Nottingham Forest while Chiquinho (knee) is out. Lage added: “They have more points than us. I know the place is a hard place to play but we have to go there with the same spirit we had against Tottenham. “Every game is a chance to get points, the pressure is on our side to have points. “For now it’s more important to have the time to understand what kind of work we are doing. Any manager, especially us, we don’t have the time we’d like to prepare the team. We need that time.”