Taking to Twitter last night, the Athletic’s Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers reported that Wolves’ Ruben Vinagre should return to action soon after missing the last month of action with a hamstring injury. Indeed, after the Portuguese was taken off during January’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United, manager Nuno described his absence as a ‘massive blow’ (per the Express and Star) but Spiers suggests that a return could be reasonably imminent.
Ruben Vinagre should be back involved before long. He's out training again at Compton #WWFC
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) February 17, 2020
Believed to be training again, the 20-year-old trails only Adama Traore and Joao Moutinho – both of whom couldn’t start against Leicester City on Friday night due to injury – when it comes to crosses attempted per match (0.7, per WhoScored), suggesting the Old Gold could be in for more natural width as a result. Given the fact Wolves win on average 20.8 aerial duels per match (the ninth-highest in the division), that could be a real threat going into the business end of competitions both on these shores and abroad.
With that in mind, here’s a look at how fans reacted to Spiers’ update on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/JustinL1977_/status/1229506528564195328
Fair play to him, but it's a bit late.
— ◾🔶️ Scott Patterson 🔶️◾ (@scottyp_1991) February 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/MartinDanks/status/1229509296032870400
Did the injury affect his ability to do loads and loads and loads of stepovers?
— Paul C (@pablowolfo) February 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/JustinL1977_/status/1229506528564195328
Yay
— Alex (@Alexwwfc_) February 17, 2020
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