SPIRITED NEVES SETS DAD GOOD EXAMPLE SAYS NUNO
NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO reckons Ruben Neves epitomises the “spirit” at Wolves on their Premier League “mission”.
Portuguese midfielder Neves missed the birth of his third child as his family are all back in his homeland.
The pandemic has forced Neves to spend weeks apart from his loved ones.
He even had to watch the birth of his son on his phone on the coach back after Wolves lost at Crystal Palace last weekend.
But the midfielder, 23, has thrown himself into his football at Molineux instead.
He started and scored from the spot in the 2-1 victory against Arsenal on Tuesday night for Wolves’ first league win in nine games.
Ahead of hosting Leicester tomorrow, boss Nuno (inset) reflected on the maturity and commitment of the £15.8m signing from Porto in July 2017.
Nuno said: “Ruben joined us four seasons ago. He came from a big club and he joined Wolves in the Championship.
“From that day Ruben has totally embraced the challenge we had and he will keep on doing that every day of his life. It is not only about the birth of his child, it is every day since 2017.
“He shows us and everybody that he
is truly committed. This is the spirit of the team and of Ruben.
“I am very proud of the way he has handled the situation.
“He understands that in this moment he is not able to travel. “That decision was made for all of us – the corridor is closed. “That decision was easy to take. But the commitment he put into the situation, not ever doubting what was his priority in the moment, this is what makes me more proud. “Now in this moment the team needs the best of each one of us every day.
“We have the unity and protecting the team is truly everything. It is the mission you have to accomplish. “We must put our own problems aside and do our best for the game.”