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Wolves boss O'Neil excited working with 2-goal Gomes

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil says there's more to come from Joao Gomes.

The midfielder scored twice in victory at Tottenham yesterday.

“We were going to be without the ball for spells, but we were going to try to make it compact and we knew he'd be able to press people and regain the ball like he did," O'Neil explained.

“And I thought he was, he was excellent at that.

“I'm very keen to still try to improve what he is with the ball.

“We work very hard on it with him, his understanding with the ball and how clean he is with it, sometimes with his passes.

“We just have to give him some criticism just to keep him grounded.

“We had a fantastic opportunity in the first half to counter-attack and he missed Pedro and it goes off for a throw-in.

“So in those moments I want for him, and for the team, for him to be perfect as well as what he was able to do today without the ball and obviously getting two fantastic goals.

“For a 23-year-old to come away to Tottenham and produce that performance is extremely impressive."

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