Rob Edwards drops Mateus Mane hint amid calls to rest Wolves youngster

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Rob Edwards was today asked about Mateus Mane’s heavy involvement for Wolves, and dropped a hint amid calls for him to be rested.

Matheus Mane has been a prominent figure for Wanderers for the past couple of months.

After the sacking of Vitor Pereira fans wondered, and also hoped, that Mane would become more involved with the first-team.

And that is exactly what has transpired.

After getting his first Premier League start against Liverpool back in December, Mane has been a constant pick for the Old Gold.

Against Brentford he could make his 14th consecutive start in the league.

Some have wondered if Mane could do with a rest, but Rob Edwards’ verdict may have cast doubt on that.

Rob Edwards suggests he won’t rest Mateus Mane vs Brentford

Speaking ahead of Monday’s game at his press conference today, Edwards said of Mane: “He’s giving everything, he’s working incredibly hard. If he plays it’ll be a nice group to join.

“Fairly early on he had a big impact for us, scoring a couple of goals. But he’s still been affecting goals without scoring. He was involved in the goals against Arsenal and still does things in games that some people maybe don’t see that make him really important to the team.

“He’s top of our running every game. And in most days in training. So I don’t think we’ve got to worry about his energy too much.”

Edwards finished with a wry smile, and the comments come amid calls from many fans for mane to be rested to avoid burning out.

Tim Spiers and Nathan Judah also suggested Mane may benefit from being rotated, but feel Edwards won’t do it against Brentford due to the upcoming international break.

Mane following the footsteps of Premier League greats

If Mane does start again on Monday night, he could well follow in the footsteps of some Premier League greats.

A reporter told Edwards as he asked him about Mane that the youngster was in the same bracket as Gareth Barry, Raheem Sterling, Michael Owen, Micah Richards and James Milner.

They are the only players to have done it younger than Mane.

Mane’s involvement for Wolves despite his tender years is certainly deserved.

He came into the side when confidence for everyone else was on the floor, and his refreshing way appeared to rub off on his more senior teammates.

Without a doubt he’s played a big part in Wolves’ improvements in recent months, but it remains to be seen if Edwards actually feels comfortable enough to rotate him out of the team.