The left wing-back finished the 1-1 draw on Saturday as Wolves’ captain having been handed the armband following Jorgen Strand Larsen’s departure from the pitch, and although he admits the host’s late equaliser was a killer to the team having done so well for 90 minutes to take a lead into added time, he’s taking plenty of positives from the improved performances of recent games.
On conceding late against Tottenham
“It was really painful, I’m not going to lie, but I try to keep with the positives of this game and I think the team showed a really good character. I think we controlled the game, we played really well, so we have to keep going like this. That’s the only way to keep getting points and get out of the relegation zone.
“We came here with the idea of the three points, so it’s a bit painful that we didn't get it, but we just have to look forward to the next games and to the next points. Now, this game is gone, we showed a really good character in the game.
“But at the end of the day, it’s a massive stadium to play in, a really hard one, Tottenham have a really good team and we played face-to-face with them, so I’m really proud of the team, and hopefully we can win the next one.”
On Santi Bueno’s first Wolves goal
“I’m over the moon for Santi. He’s such a great lad and he’s always one of the players that always keep the standards high in training and give you 100%, it doesn’t matter the situation, and he showed that quality.
“The goal is a gift for all his work, but apart from the goal, I want to highlight his game in defence, because he was outstanding for us, on and off the ball, and hopefully he can keep giving us so much happiness.”
On taking positives from recent performances
“That’s what we were talking about. When we score a goal, we have to keep going. That’s the most important thing.
“We don’t have to go really on our box, so I think the team did that really well. We kept in the game really well, we controlled the game really well, so it was a pity at the end, but I think we have to keep going like this.”
On the belief within the squad
“Of course, we believe. We had lots of meetings because of our situation and we know we have the quality to be higher up in the table. We are just believing more in ourselves, in our work, in our players and our quality, and we showed that.
“I know that when the results don’t come, the doubts start appearing. But, as a team, we absolutely have no doubt in our quality, in our players, and that’s what matters.
“We are really confident in ourselves and we saw that [against Spurs], we saw that Tuesday in the cup and hopefully we keep showing like this. I hope the team will keep growing every week and keep doing performances like this.”