After stalemate before the break, Wolves took the lead in the second-half when Neves confidently struck home from the spot, but their work wasn’t done there, as Jose Sa kept out Forest’s own spot kick. The old gold battled for every ball and showed guts and determination to see out the victory from that point, and Neves hopes this can be the start of a turnaround in form.
On an important three points
“We spoke about it all week, we knew the importance of this game for us. I think we did a fantastic first-half, Forest tried to slow down the game, taking a lot of time with the goalkeeper, every time they got goal kicks or the ball in his hands, it took a while to play the game.
“We had a lot of chances in the first-half, second-half we started really well to the game. We scored and after scoring it’s hard, we wanted to keep the ball, but when you’re in a moment like this, you just want to close your goal.
“Of course, we conceded a penalty, but Sa made a fantastic save. They didn’t have too many chances, we were compact, fighting for every ball as if it was the last one, and that’s the spirit we want.”
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On confidently scoring from the spot
“I just thought about myself. I know if I hit it well, it’s really hard for the goalkeeper. That’s why I tried to shoot with a bit more power, because I know he’s a good goalkeeper at penalties, so I tired to put a lot of power, so he didn’t have time and fortunately it was a good penalty.
“It was a really important goal for us, and in a moment like this, these three points are really important for us.”
On Sa saving at the other end
“It was massive. We conceded a penalty from a set play. We were a bit struggling after our goal, because we wanted to keep the ball, it’s been hard for us to get points.
“Maybe we were a bit nervous after our goal, but Sa is a very good goalkeeper, he showed it last season, he’s showing it again, and saving a penalty is really important for us.”
