Mateus Mane is the talk of the town, after scoring his first goal for Wolves against West Ham United.
Wolves managed to finally get their first win in the Premier League on Saturday, beating the Hammers 3-0 at Molineux.
The result and performance had been coming, after Wolves showed real promise against Liverpool and Manchester United.
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For once, the Old Gold were ruthless in front of goal, and kept things tight at the back as Rob Edwards finally got his first points on the board as manager.
The win was inspired by Mateus Mane, who had a hand in all three goals for Wolves.
And there was a special moment for him, as he found the back of the net for the first time – and Mane has revealed there was no element of fortune about it whatsoever.
Mateus Mane had been practising the goal he scored vs West Ham
Mane has been a total breath of fresh air since he started getting first-team chances this season.
The teenager has come in and shown supreme confidence, and his energy appears to have been infectious.
Undoubtedly, Wolves are looking a much better side with him in it, and he brings a new threat that just hasn’t been there previously.
Mane took his goal so well on Saturday. He may have gotten slightly lucky with how it squeezed in. But the youngster has actually stated that him shooting between the defender’s legs was actually very deliberate.
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He said (via Wolves official): “I saw Arias on the edge and thought about playing him, but I had the shot and it went in, so I’m happy that I could show it.
“In training I’ve been practising being on the half turn, and shooting between players’ legs, so the goalkeeper is off, and they can’t see it.”
Rob Edwards also said that Mane was already showing leadership at Wolves, with his infectious energy,
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Mane’s goal was Cunha-esque
On first glance it had looked like Mane had gotten slightly lucky with how the ball found space between the defender’s legs.
But clearly this is something he meant, and it just shows how talented a prospect Mane is. It seems like a rather niche thing to be practising, but clearly it is worth it.
It was the kind of goal we got used to seeing from Wolves’ former talisman Matheus Cunha, who would often find the net from that kind of position.
Cunha was always so good at getting on the half-turn, driving to the box and then unleashing a shot, and Mane appears to have that quality in his locker too.
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