With ten minutes remaining, Sa faced off with Aleksandar Mitrovic and was the victor, diving right to deny the Serbian and ensuring Wolves’ clash with the Cottagers finished goalless. The penalty aside, Wolves enjoyed the greater chances and could have led by a couple at the break, but in the roaring Molineux temperatures, openings because less frequent, which made Sa’s stop all the more important.
On the penalty save
“Every game we study our opponent and it’s what I did. I have to study and I’m happy I saved the penalty and helped the team win one point, and we are happy for this.”
On the draw
“I think we deserved more. We played very well. We had good chances, but unfortunately didn’t score. We keep working to improve for the next game.”
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On dealing with the temperatures
“It’s difficult to play in these temperatures but we keep working. It’s good to stop in the middle of the game to drink some water, this helped us.”
On welcoming Guedes
“We are very excited because he’s a very good player. I know he’ll help us, and we’re focused on this.”
On the first game without Coady
“He was an important player for us, we like him very well, but this is football, we have to work with the players we have, and we are happy.”
