Wolves now find six points above the relegation zone in Premier league After 28 games played after their latest point earned against Everton, drawing 1-1 with Toffaesima in Molineux.
Vitor pereira’s side retained 66% possession against Everton David MoyesTaking 11 shots in the match, creating one great chance and generating 0.77 xg.
Wolves has controlled the games much more in recent weeks, which we have not really seen from their big losses in the central middle areas.
However, they may have finally found their next Vitinh or Next Ruben Neves in the middle of the park.
Vitinha and Ruben Neves in Wolves
Neves left wolves in a summer window to transfer 2023/24, Association of Al Hilal for a club transfer fee of £ 47 million.
Portuguese midfielder performed 253 appearances in his six years at the clubscoring 30 goals, securing 13 assists and a total of 20,558 minutes.
The 27-year-old was always a character in his midfielder, he often took a captain’s tape in the absence of Conor Coady, before taking full-time cloaks in the 2022/23 season, when Coady went to join Everton on loan.
Vitinha is another midfielder who spent some time on loan with Wolves in the 2020/21 season, Let’s give 22 appearances for the clubAchieving one goal, providing one assist and a total of 711 minutes played.
The club had the opportunity to buy for Portugal International, but decided not to activate it, which, backwards, was a big mistake by seeing the quality he now shows on PSG. Such is the midfielder to the star that he was among the Ballon d’Or for 2024.
Fortunately for the wolves, they seem to have found their Neves and Vitinha replacement, with the midfielder they signed in the latest summer transition window, which begins to give a name for themselves in the heart of the terrain.
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Wolves a new irreplaceable star that is the shades of Neves
Wolves signed a fluminense midfielder, Andre, With a fee of around £ 21m In the 2024/25 summer transition window, and while it took several months to settle, the 23-year-old now becomes a key fixture in the team under Pereir.
Ever since joined the club, Andre made 26 appearancesA total of 1,828 minutes so far. His influence has already led to great praise and former Molineux man Andy Thompson described his Occurs as “extraordinary”.
So, what do numbers say? Well, when you compare Andre’s basic metrics from this season with those from Neves and Vitinhe in their last seasons at the club (the only Vitinhe Season), you can see what they bring to them that they missed them
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Andre vs Neves & Vitinha comparison on wolves |
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Statistics (90 min) |
Andre |
Neves |
Vitnjak |
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Goals |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
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Helping |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.13 |
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Progressive carries |
0.33 |
0.84 |
1.90 |
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Progressive passage |
3.91 |
6.51 |
3.45 |
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Pass the end % |
92.7% |
82.1% |
87.3% |
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Key passes |
0.60 |
0.96 |
2.07 |
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Passes into the last third |
4.24 |
6.03 |
4.48 |
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Accessories |
3.10 |
2.36 |
1.21 |
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Interceptions |
1.24 |
1.54 |
0.38 |
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Ball |
6.63 |
7.07 |
5.52 |
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Statistics taken from Fref |
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He possesses the quality of the ball to progress mixed with the persistence and abilities of the duel to regain his possession in the middle of the park, bringing the best features of both Neves and Vitinh.
Andre an average of an average of 3.10 fights to 90, and also has the highest percentage of completion of the passage to 92.7%, holding things in the middle of the field, advanced and providing steel in the middle when they lose their possessions.
These traits have led to Andre to become an irrep
