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Nuno hopes Jose can be the special one for ailing Wolves

- By James nursey

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO admits he is “disappoint­ed and worried” about Wolves’ major slump.

His side have gone eight Premier League games without a win and their hopes of a third successive top-10 finish are fading fast.

They are badly missing leading striker Raul Jimenez, who fractured his skull in their previous game with Arsenal in November.

And manager Nuno hopes new boy Willian Jose can provide the goals instead after letting Patrick Cutrone go on loan to Valencia.

But he has big problems defensivel­y too after just one clean sheet in 14 League games. Ahead of Arsenal’s visit tonight, Nuno said: “I am disappoint­ed, worried.

“We are conceding goals that we have our own responsibi­lity for.

“Sometimes when you concede a goal it is something you cannot avoid but unfortunat­ely we have been making mistakes.

“It is happening too many times. It is a common feeling that everybody must improve. It has to start individual­ly and then we will improve as a team.

“It will take commitment and belief. Going through a bad period can happen to anyone. It is how we react to it and we are committed to bounce back. “Now is the moment to react.We will go through this and things will get better.” Nuno gave a full debut in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace to Brazilian striker Jose, 29, who has joined on loan from Real Sociedad. Nuno, whose side are 14th, said: “He is a talented player and can be really helpful for us.Willian

 ??  ?? BELIEF: Nuno backs Wolves to recover
BELIEF: Nuno backs Wolves to recover

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