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title: "Wolves: Fans lambaste Rayan Ait-Nouri during Brighton encounter"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-fans-lambaste-rayan-ait-nouri-during-brighton-encounter/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-01-02T18:17:17Z"
modified: "2021-01-02T18:17:17Z"
---

# Wolves: Fans lambaste Rayan Ait-Nouri during Brighton encounter

**Many Wolves fans scrutinised left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri during his side’s Premier League encounter against Brighton on Saturday evening.**

The 19-year-old lined up as part of a [flat back four](https://www.fotmob.com/livescores/3411509/lineup/brighton-&-hove-albion-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers) but his first half showing left fans extremely disappointed.

Wolves fell behind inside the first 15 minutes after Leandro Trossard dribbled past Ait-Nouri with ease, and delivered for Aaron Connolly who gave the Seagulls the early advantage.

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The France U21 international, who is currently earning [£36k-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/payroll/) at Molineux, signed on a season-long loan from Ligue 1 side Angers in the summer, while fellow fullback Ruben Vinagre moved to Olympiakos for the duration of the 2020/21 campaign (via [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54415258#:~:text=Top%20Scorers-,Wolves%20transfer%20news%3A%20Rayan%20Ait%2DNouri%20joins%20as,Ruben%20Vinagre%20leaves%20for%20Olympiakos&text=Wolverhampton%20Wanderers%20have%20signed%20France,from%20Ligue%201%20club%20Angers.)).

Before today’s affair, Ait-Nouri had only averaged a match rating of 6.66 from five starts and two appearances from the bench, averaging 1.4 tackle and a pass success rate of 83.2% ([Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/355401/Show/Rayan-A%C3%AFt-Nouri)).

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With this in mind, supporters were incensed with the Frenchman, who they feel was beaten too easily for Brighton’s opener, despite their side’s recovery almost immediately after.

### Fans not impressed with Ait-Nouri

**“Ait Nouri isn’t good enough”**

[Credit: @edowen02](https://twitter.com/edowen02/status/1345425555928326146)

**“Pathetic Ait Nouri for the goal”**

[Credit: @casmalta](https://twitter.com/casmalta/status/1345425454250004486)

**“Ait Nouri is useless isn’t he”**

[Credit: TomSib\_](https://twitter.com/TomSib_/status/1345425312390254598)

**“Ait–Nouri just can’t defend.”**

[Credit: @TonyRodi\_53](https://twitter.com/TonyRodi_53/status/1345426767281008641)

**“Ait Nouri isn’t much better than Vinagre”**

[Credit: @JoshPilee](https://twitter.com/JoshPilee/status/1345426518739189760)

**“Ait Nouri has had a shocker for that goal”**

[Credit: @KingTom92](https://twitter.com/KingTom92/status/1345426200924200960)

*In other news, **[Nuno and Wolves leading the charge to capture ‘student of the game’ in January swoop.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-transfer-rumours/wolves-black-county-club-line-up-january-swoop-for-mattie-pollock/)***