Wolves star Pablo Sarabia has admitted that his situation is ‘not easy’, after he made his first Premier League start in three months against Burnley.
Wolves beat the Clarets 1-0 at Molineux to bounce back after a couple of defeats to Fulham and Arsenal.
It was an important victory, and one that has put real daylight between the club and the relegation zone – 11 points to be exact.
Hwang Hee-chan got the game’s only goal, showing brilliant composure in the penalty area after Wolves won the ball back high up.
Pablo Sarabia was involved in the goal, and it was a good night overall for the Spaniard, who has shared his honest feelings about his lack of game time of late…
Pablo Sarabia admits his situation is ‘not easy’ after rare Wolves start
Sarabia was handed a start in the Premier League last night for the first time since September 3.
He recently wowed with an amazing cameo against Tottenham Hotspur, but then didn’t get any minutes against Fulham. He came off the bench against Arsenal at the weekend, and was finally handed a start again by Gary O’Neil last night against Burnley.
Sarabia justified his selection, and linked up really well at times with the likes of Matheus Cunha and Hwang.
He’s struggled for minutes in recent times, and the Spaniard gave his honest thoughts about his situation after the win over Burnley. He admitted: “It’s not easy for me because I’m not used to living this situation [being on the bench], but I try to improve every day, to work very hard to adapt to the pace of the Premier League because we need to get a lot of rhythm.
“But I think I’m going step by step and getting into the rhythm, and it’s very important for me, but also for the team as well.”
Better from Sarabia
It is interesting to hear these remarks from Sarabia, who can be fairly pleased with his performance last night.
The £90,000-a-week star is a very experienced player who has often been a regular starter at his previous clubs, but it hasn’t really worked out so far for him at Molineux for one reason or another.
That said, last night he was really good. He put in a few really poor corners which seems to be an ongoing issue for Wolves players, but there is no denying he had a good game. He made three key passes (Sofascore), and also had a couple of efforts at goal himself.
The hope is that Sarabia will now build on this display. To do that he will need a show of faith from O’Neil, because rhythm is important to get that momentum going.