Wolves manager Rob Edwards praised the performance of goalscorer Tolu Arokodare in the defeat to Chelsea, but was disappointed by the final result of the clash, SportPremi reports.
The Midlands club remain bottom of the Premier League standings after their 19th league defeat of the season as they fell 3-1 to the Blues in Saturday’s encounter.
They now looked destined to relegate to the EFL Championships, as they remain 18 points off safety with just 13 matches to go.
Cole Palmer bagged a first half hat-trick, including two spot-kicks before Arokodare scored a consolation for his side in the second half.
What Edwards said after Wolves’ defeat to Chelsea
Reacting to Wolves’ 3-1 defeat on Saturday, Edwards hailed Arokodare’s performance in the clash and urged the Super Eagles forward for more consistency after his goal.
“We’re trying to change things, and we’re trying to progress in the hardest league in the world. The window’s been quite busy with outs. There’s a couple of fresh lads that have come in, who I thought were excellent. Like all of us, we’re trying to progress and move forward and get better. Great for him. Really, really good. He did some really good things today and worked hard for the team”, Edwards stated.
The former Middlesbrough manager was however disappointed by his side’s performance in the clash, as they slumped to yet another defeat that moves them closer to relegation.
“My hand is sort of feeling the effects after thumping the door with it in a bit of anger. It was a real promising start and then a couple of real ludicrous mistakes against a top team of brilliant players, it’s going to be a really difficult day for us then”, Edwards revealed.
“And then at 2-0 down, you felt the energy and everything, and looking at the lads on the pitch, it looked a little bit like when we first came in. That’s what it felt like for a period of time. It looked a bit disjointed for a period.
“They’ve got their tails up, you know, they’ve got Enzo [Fernandez], Cole Palmer, they’ve got those other people in pockets of space and they’re finding them. And obviously when they get the third, then it was about stopping the bleeding.
“I thought the players reacted very, very well then, once we were able to get them in at half-time and organise things as the challenge was then, obviously we know it is going to be very difficult to win the game or get something from it, but it was about trying to win the half and sticking to the things that we wanted to do.
“On the tactics board but we’re also then about showing some passion and making sure we fight. And we did that, it wasn’t a team that went under in the end. Because if it had, it would have been embarrassing”, the Wolves boss concluded.
Wolves will hope for an upturn in performance when they face Nottingham Forest in their next league outing on Wednesday.
