(Reuters) – Wolverhampton Wanderers supervisor Bruno Lage has slammed defender Ki-Jana Hoever’s lack of preparation after he suffered a leg injury in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace and needed to be substituted off.
The 20-year-old Hoever, who has made 10 appearances for Wolves this season, was changed by Spaniard Jonny within the twenty fifth minute after a prolonged stoppage which ended with the Dutchman hobbling off the pitch.
“Ki is an efficient instance. The younger children, they need every thing to occur (now),” Lage informed reporters. “When you might be out and your teammate is taking part in, and you aren’t coaching on the depth, you aren’t getting ready your self.
“I’ve too many children in my crew that generally do not work the best way they need to work. They don’t put together the best way they need to put together.
“Injuries can occur, however this one occurred as a result of he was not ready as a result of Ki generally would not work in the identical depth. They want to grasp that I do not waste time with guys who do not work onerous daily to enhance.”
Saturday was the third successive defeat for Wolves, who stay in eighth place on 40 factors from 27 video games however are seeing their probabilities of European soccer subsequent season diminish by the week.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)