Wolves’ struggles at the start of the season have put three players in a top 10 list that they do not want to be a part of.
The Old Gold opened the season with five losses on the bounce, but after a tactical switch from Vitor Pereira, they have started to improve.
The Wanderers were disappointed by conceding late in back-to-back 1-1 draws against Tottenham and Brighton, and being frustrated by one point in those games shows the improvement over the last few weeks.
Ladislav Krejci says Wolves must remain fully focused for the whole game to prevent late heartbreak in the future.
Nonetheless, the early performances featured a lot of individual mistakes and sloppy errors, and that has now been recognised by three players being named in an unwanted list.
Jose Sa, Emmanuel Agbadou, and Toti Gomes in top 10 worst individual performances this season so far
With the international break ongoing, WhoScored has released their top 10 worst performances of the Premier League season so far.
Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the Old Gold feature more than any other club.
Jose Sa, Emmanuel Agbadou, and Toti Gomes are all on the WhoScored list after some particularly poor displays this season.
Here is each of the games in question.
Toti Gomes vs Bournemouth – 5.04 rating
Toti Gomes is ranked in eighth place, with a 5.04 rating against Bournemouth in the second game of the season. The Portuguese defender was sent off as Wolves went on to lose 1-0.
The club captain was particularly poor on the ball before his dismissal, with just 67% passing accuracy and five unsuccessful long ball passes.
It was not the performance you would expect from the captain, and he did not win a single duel against the Cherries either.
Toti has since found himself out of the team, with Ladislav Krejci and Santiago Bueno forming a strong partnership in defence.
Jose Sa vs Manchester City – 5.01 rating
It won’t come as a shock that after conceding four goals against Manchester City, Jose Sa made this list.
The Portuguese shot-stopper faced just four shots on target during the match, and all four were goals for the visitors.
Jose Sa has since lost his place, following the form of Sam Johnstone, with Sa dropped to the bench in Wolves’ last two Premier League games.
The goalkeeper will have it all to do to force his way back into Vitor Pereira’s plans, as at the moment, Johnstone is largely impressing the players and fans.
Emmanuel Agbadou vs Manchester City – 4.81 rating
Emmanuel Agbadou looks a shadow of the player that came to the club in January.
His performances this season have been far and away from the expectations he set for himself in the early parts of the season.
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The inaugural game of this campaign was no doubt his worst in the Old Gold. The defender was weak in his duels throughout the game and won just two out of six.
Additionally, he made a crucial error by giving the ball away needlessly in the middle of the pitch, which allowed Oscar Bobb to play in Tijjani Reijnders for City’s second goal.
Tough road for all three Wolves players ahead
At the moment, all three players have found themselves on the bench.
Their form this season has not been up to scratch, and Vitor Pereira is not short of options to come into the team.
Agbadou and Toti have been particularly hurt by both their form as well as Pereira’s switch to a back four system, which has meant that the Old Gold lineup has one less central defender.
For the trio, the players who have taken their place in the starting XI have all looked much better, and performances have improved since they have come out of the team.
They’ll no doubt have the chance to take back their spot, but at the moment, they have to continue to work hard on improving, so when the time comes, they can step up and show they deserve to start.