05 Nov 2026 19:28:02
Ratings from the Bristol game.
Wolves dominated for the first half hour without creating much, if anything, but then Bristol were given a route back in via a stupid foul that led to their goal. Thereafter the game was more balanced, although Wolves were still largely on top, which is a worry as Bristol were very poor!
I only watched the game on TV today after I had read a lot of comments on SM which possibly influenced me no matter how hard one tries to be independent.
Sa 5 - Not sure I would blame him too much for the goal. It was yet again a very good strike from a stupidly conceded free kick. But made 3 poor errors in the first half alone that could easily have resulted in further concessions. Otherwise, apart from a fairly routine save at 1-1 had very little to do against another v poor side in Bristol City but without Krejci clearing off the line probably would have conceded a 2nd late on from a nothing ball that rolled past him.
Tripper 6 - Obviously he has quality on the ball -especially from set pieces - but understandably he doesn't get up and down as he did/you would like and consequently is neither as offensively involved as he could be or as defensively solid as you would hope he would be.
Yerson 7 - Won so many challenges and was unusually confident/competent on the ball. I would rather play Djiga but Yerson did nothing to say he doesn't deserve the shirt. Could he provide cover to Trippier
Krejci 8 - I don't really understand Wolves fans' negativity about him. Wins everything in the air, at both ends, and is good on the ground. One of the best players in the team and should be one of the first names on the sheet every week.
Bueno 6 - Has been - and is regularly - slaughtered on SM so tried to watch him closely. Not sure why he was slaughtered. Didn't do much but also not much wrong.
Andre 8 - Yet another game where he simply does what you expect - breaks up play - links play and covers the ground. A class act at this level.
Munetsi 5 - Such a limited player who the game largely by passes. When he does something you are surprised. It is an indictment of the squad that he is even close to the first 11 let alone a regular.
Lopez 6 - A player who exudes class but who had another quieter game and who seemed to struggle with the physical attention he was subjected to
Bellegarde 5 - Not as bad as he was the last time I saw him but offers very little either offensively or defensively. Not good enough to be playing at this level.
Said 4 - So frustrating. time and time again he either had space, (or to be fair to him created space), but then totally wasted it with wild shots or terrible crosses. As he hugs the touchline he does virtually nothing defensively and sadly this was another sub standard performance - based on outcomes not TV moments - from yet another player who probably shouldn't be playing at this level.
Armstrong 6 I feel sorry for him. He barely touched the ball. Playing as a CF with little service or support he still had 2 good shots on target from his trademark run in behind that sadly Wolves failed to feed sufficiently as well as the assist for the first goal.
Subs
Gomes R 6 - Should have scored shortly after coming on but otherwise was his usual self. He works hard and uses his pace to contribute all over the park. Another that SM hates but again I'm not sure why? Is he the most skilful a Pedro Neto or Diogo Jota obviously not but at the moment Wolves are playing in the Champ and at this level he is fine and is in my view a better all round option than JRB as the RWF providing Trippier some protection.
Mane 6 - In his brief cameo he put in one brilliant ball that could have led to a goal, which is one more than Said did in 73 minutes.
Doyle 6 - after a few poorer performances this was once again a solid game. Sat next to Andre he can use his passing skills to control tempo. he is limited but if correctly used can be of value.
Neave 7 - scored two poachers goals and ran the channels well. Could easily have had a hat trick and was on the end of a tackle that on other days might have been penalised with a pen!
Chirewa - n/a.
06 Nov 2026 02:47:42
Tfiog. One rating I think was way too harsh was Said rating of 4. I thought he was at least a 6 and I'll explain my thinking. He was better than Munetsi & Bellegarde who you gave 5. I say that because he got into many positions to get shots or crosses off, took on defenders and had some good runs and generally troubled the opposition. Yes, his crosses at times were easily taken by the keeper but I don't fault only him for that outcome. Why wasn't Armstrong making near post runs to attack those crosses that were inevitable from the end line? Those are services that you say Armstrong wasn't getting, but i think Armstrong was at fault in those situations. In my day of playing striker I ALWAYS attacked the near post because it was the easiest opportunity and easy goals. Said did have a couple shots off target, but he did have one that troubled the keeper to bobble and an aggressive striker could have possibly poached something.
You mention he stays out wide, but I expect CP has told him to stretch the field that way. It seemed to work ok offensively and teammates were able to get the ball to him many times.
Defensively he isn't great, but I don't think that is why he is in there. Anyway, defensively he just needs to slows down the opposition and makes them check their attack. He doesn't have to make hard challenges or use a lot of strong physicality to win the ball.
I like his play overall and think he has provided a decent option on the left side. If he continues with the aggressiveness I think he will begin to get some goals & assists.
06 Nov 2026 07:56:19
V good and well balanced post NJ.
Said has probably suffered, (in my rating), from doing too much.
He certainly doesn't hide - a criticism of some players - but that just makes his shortcomings more visible.
Others get a "meh 6" for not really troubling the camera man so maybe you are correct.
Agree he will have been told to hug the touchline and thus is not really in a position to do too much defensively.
The commentators on Sky also made similar comments about attacking the near post as you do.
Obviously Wolves often do suffer from a lack of bodies in the box - even though Munetsi is sometimes roaming around in a haphazard way which might include the box when he probably shouldn't be there.
However the crosses were so bad - either way over the top so no one could get on the end of the or chipped straight to the keeper at the near post that i think would have been v hard to influence even if the run had been made.
It is though a valid point that Wolves need to make more of crosses - Mane's superb one went out for a goal kick when it was begging to be converted.
I'm not sure if you have read my post on WFs but my view of Said is that he is a Curates egg - good in parts, (in fact the best of a bad bunch if Wolves want to play a line hugging winger), but overall not great.
Given the money paid for him I sadly conclude it wasn't a great idea. The undeniable flashes or moments are surely the minimum any competent player making a living in the game would show, (perhaps indicating that Wolves have a couple who probably shouldn't be making a living, at least not at this level), and in the Champ from a signing for a decent that is not enough.