Ruben Neves: Wolves must improve in front of goal
Ruben Neves says Wolves must improve in front of goal quickly as their lack of a cutting edge is ‘making the difference at the moment’.
The Portuguese midfielder was on the scoresheet against Everton on Tuesday night, but Nuno Espirito Santo’s side struggled to create anything in the second half as they lost 2-1.
Wolves – with Raul Jimenez continuing his recovery from surgery for a fractured skull – have netted just 19 times in 18 Premier League matches this campaign.
And ahead of Saturday’s must-win Black Country Derby against Albion, Neves is looking for more creativity and ruthlessness in the final third.
“That’s my job. I always try to do my best and fortunately, I scored a goal,” he said. “But it doesn’t matter as we didn’t get any points from the game.
“I’m really disappointed as I think we did enough to get out with a result, at least a draw, but they scored with the only chance they had in the second half.
“Let’s improve and try to score more goals as I think that’s what is making the difference at the moment.”
Neves was Wolves’ top performer against the Toffees and saw a free-kick shave the woodwork towards the end.
Ultimately, though, it was a tale of coming up short at both ends of the pitch.
“It’s hard, you know. It’s football. I think we did enough to win the game, or least for a draw,” said Neves. “But like I said, this is football and you need to be focused – for every single second.”
