Three Wolves players who must be axed after Nottingham Forest shockers: Creator was ‘non-existent’
Rob Edwards’ arrival at Wolves has done little to turn things around in the West Midlands.
Edwards is still looking for his first win in charge of Molineux as they lost yet again in front of the home crowd at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
The 1-0 scoreline could’ve been even worse after VAR took over five minutes to disallow Nottingham Forest’s first goal against Wolves, frustrating fans from both sides.
In the same controversial event, former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA referee Keith Hackett exclusively told Football Insider that Nottingham Forest’s Morato should’ve been awarded a penalty after Emmanuel Agbadou held onto him in the box.
Therefore, the Old Gold were arguably lucky to only lose 1-0 as Edwards looks to make changes to his dejected squad ahead of the clash with Man United on 8 December.
Sam Johnstone
Starting in all three of the new manager’s games, Sam Johnstone has done a poor job of keeping the ball out of the back of his net.
The Englishman has now conceded four goals in three matches since Edwards came in and has looked particularly shaky between the sticks.
Against the Garibaldi, he failed to claim the key cross that led to Igor Jesus’ decisive winner, highlighting his lack of form of late.
Even with sources telling Football Insider that West Ham are monitoring Jose Sa ahead of January, the shot-stopper should be given a chance to fight for the number one spot due to Johnstone’s shortcomings.
Jhon Arias
The Colombian headed to Molineux with much promise off the back of a highly productive spell with Fluminense.
Yet, with no goal involvements to his name in 15 appearances, Jhon Arias has been nothing short of a disappointment for Wolves.
Summarising his time with the Wanderers, the 28-year-old missed a golden chance against Forest in the 49th minute, which could’ve swung the match in their favour.
The brutality of the Premier League has clearly proved too much for the number 10, who needs to be swiftly dropped.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
The Haitian set up behind Jorgen Strand Larsen against the Garibaldi, but had a limited effect on proceedings.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde could only muster up one shot on goal and was non-existent from a creative perspective.
Edwards hooked the 27-year-old off in the 67th minute, replacing him with Hwang Hee-Chan.
The South Korean has been frustrated by a lack of game time this season, yet the deplorable form of his side could benefit his own personal ambitions by reclaiming a starting spot for the Wanderers.