00:00Charlie, on to Wolves and now their squad issue is no secret really, obviously it's been touched on by Gary O'Neill and current players in the media as well.
00:12They are so threadbare in this squad with so many young players on the bench, for example.
00:19It's not the ideal time for them, but maybe it's a bit of a blessing that they, for example, didn't make it to Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final.
00:27That could have been a real embarrassment if they had to line up with so many youngsters.
00:32What do you make of it and how much do they need from the summer really to get rid of this problem?
00:38There's going to be a massive rebuild, you'd hope, in the summer in terms of rebuilding some depth again.
00:44Wolves just haven't had depth in numbers whatsoever this year and they've had lots of injuries as well,
00:49which hasn't helped things and injuries to key players, especially in forward positions.
00:53That's why they've really struggled to keep going.
00:56They had some good momentum at the start of the year and fans and those away from Wolves are talking about them as potential European contenders.
01:03I don't think that was ever really going to fully happen just because of their lack of depth, as I mentioned,
01:08and the likes of Pedro Neto, Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan suffering big injuries.
01:13Pedro Neto, of course, out for the rest of the season is a massive blow.
01:16Matheus Cunha just can't seem to get consistent again with his fitness.
01:20He's had a rare calf issue as well, which hasn't helped.
01:24You mentioned the youngsters against Arsenal.
01:26Just as an example, there were five teenagers on the bench and Tawanda Turay were making his first Premier League start as well,
01:33against title challengers, no less.
01:36The Wolves dug in that game and they showed their resilience and they showed why they're going to fight for the badge and the fans got behind them.
01:42I think that kind of sums up Wolves and the tail end of this season as well.
01:45That's what it's going to be the rest of it.
01:47We might see Pedro Neto towards the end. Hwang Hee-chan is building his fitness back.
01:51Matheus Cunha is going to hope to get back for the final few games properly.
01:55But in order to build some actual momentum, I think we need to look ahead to next season and the transfer window as a whole, really.
02:02Obviously, the transfer window coming up, it's important that the Wolves get some new names in.
02:06But how important is it that they also keep some of their star players that have got them this far this season?
02:12In such a small squad, they've managed to stay fit for the majority of it.
02:16And the likes of Neto, Cunha, Hwang and these top players, they're so important to Wolves.
02:23Oh, they really are. They've been outstanding.
02:26Once again, they've not been inconsistent enough with fitness, but that's not their own fault.
02:29It's just been unfortunate circumstances and pull-ups and taking knocks in games and whacks.
02:35So you can't blame them for that. But when they have been fit, they've stepped up for the team.
02:38And Matheus Cunha, for me, I think he's just been tremendous.
02:42You'd expect so, 45 million from Atletico Madrid, but two hat-tricks and a bucketload of other goals as well.
02:48And just getting involved in the general build-up play to goals has been very impressive.
02:52And then an honourable mention as well to Mario Lamina, who's really stepped up for his team, playing an array of positions.
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