“Brilliant”, “Excellent” – Some fans react to 23 y/o’s performance in Wolves’ 2-0 win
Wolverhampton Wanderers enjoyed a 2-0 win over West Ham United on Saturday afternoon and Ruben Neves was one of many players who came away with praise for his performance.
Only Jonny Otto made more tackles, only Willy Boly made more interceptions and only Joao Moutinho had more touches. No player made more passes at the London Stadium than Neves, however, and supporters couldn’t help but laud his contribution.
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He’s better than some midfielders in that top 6 in that position.
— JustinL (@JustinL1977_) June 21, 2020
World class
— martyn webb (@mwebb7) June 21, 2020
yep, he’s been brilliant. Had to get him away from sitting next to Coady so deep at the start of the season!
— Louie Silvani (@louiesilvani4) June 21, 2020
His & Coadys passing was on another level. Neves was my MOTM.
— Wolfgar (@WolfgarRichie) June 21, 2020
MOM for me yesterday. Looked so sharp
— LesleyAnn (@lesley_annb) June 21, 2020
I thought he was world class yesterday mate. If one of the ‘big’ names had put in that display Lineker would have blown his load on MOTD.
— RichieHarper73 (@harper73) June 21, 2020
Agreed mate, his positional sense and eye for cutting out a pass is excellent.
— JustinL (@JustinL1977_) June 21, 2020
Taken his game up a couple of levels this year. Incredible player. Has everything
— Christian (@outofdarkness12) June 21, 2020
Against West Ham, Neves played 90 minutes, made 76 touches, completed 85.7% of his 63 passes, whipped in two crosses with 50% accuracy, attempted 13 long passes with 92% accuracy, made four tackles, gave away one foul, had two interceptions and made two clearances.
The Portuguese international has made 44 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring four goals and making two assists. He’s one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and has been linked with Tottenham Hotspur among others due to his fine form over the last 10 months.
Neves has made a total of 126 appearances across the board since joining from FC Porto in 2017, scoring 15 goals and making seven assists. He was outstanding against West Ham and should start against Bournemouth on Wednesday evening.