Glenn Hoddle hasn’t had too many bad days since taking over the Wolves hot seat, this only his fourth defeat since he got the job back in December of last year and he was not happy about it, believing that his side should have won.
Neither was he impressed with the way we played, I assume he must have thought we were going to go to Molineux, roll over and let them win.
“They were lucky tonight,” said the former
“If teams were coming here putting men behind the ball and we weren’t creating chances then I would be worried but I didn’t feel we needed to change things because I kept feeling that a goal was just around the corner.
“The only reason we lost tonight was because we set up a dreadful wall at the free kick and we were punished, but other than that they didn’t have another shot on goal. The way we played was magnificent, I’m proud of the lads and the chances they created. We were mugged.”
Clarets’ boss Steve Cotterill didn’t see it quite the same way as Hoddle and was delighted with our first away win since February.
“It was a job well done but it was difficult as the game went on,” Steve said. “It looked like our third game in six days and we did look a bit tired at the end but, to be fair, they showed massive character to come here and get a result, especially with the form Wolves have been in. It has been a long time since we won away from home, so well done to the players for that tonight.”
Talking about the game Steve added, “We played with lots of energy for the first hour and restricted them to long range shots because we knew that we couldn’t let them score against us in the first twenty or thirty minutes if we were going to get anything from the game.
“A lot of the games they have won, they have scored in that first thirty minute period and if they didn’t score during that period, they haven’t always won so it was vital for us. They did hit the bar a couple of times and we would have been sweating buckets if it hadn’t been pouring with rain.”
He saw midfielder Garreth O’Connor score again, his third in three games, and of the free kick said, “It was an absolute beauty and it is pleasing when a couple of set plays come off for you. We’ve got a couple of free kicks sorted around the box and they now know what to do depending on where the wall it.
“It was a fantastic strike and I am delighted for Garreth because he has come from a league lower and early on in the season he found it tough to adapt, but to be fair to him he has now arrived on the Championship stage. That’s five goals from him and that’s more than some centre forwards.”
Things are looking better for the Clarets after two wins in three days. “The result against