Wolves starlet eyeing breakthrough season
Tawanda Chirewa is hoping next season will be his breakthrough campaign at Wolves as he targets a regular starting place.
The 20-year-old made eight Premier League appearances for Gary O’Neil’s side – with seven of those coming from the bench.
Chirewa, who was born in Chelmsford, made his international debut for Zimbabwe last week and scored his first goal in the 3-1 defeat to South Africa in a World Cup qualifier.
And focusing on next season, the youngster is keen to make a big impression on O’Neil’s senior squad.
“Next season it’s about breaking into the team, the first XI, that’s the main aim,” Chirewa said. “I’m trying to get the trust of the players, play more than this year and keep progressing every year.
“It’s been a good season for me personally, and more than I probably expected.
“I have to recover, rest up and get ready to go again next season.”
O’Neil’s squad had a steady season in the Premier League, finishing 14th after a tough run of results to end the campaign – they also got to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
And Chirewa says they should be ‘proud’ of what they achieved.
“It was a brilliant campaign from the whole squad,” he continued. “We’ve obviously had our moments where we’ve had dips with our situation, but as a whole, it’s probably more than most fans expected us to do.
“We have to be proud of that, but keep pushing like the gaffer says.”
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