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Wolves manager O'Neil eager to improve squad depth

Wolves manager Gary O'Neil admits he is concerned about the depth of his squad.

The Premier League club have been struggling to handle injuries to key players in recent weeks.

Given Mario Lemina and Nelson Semedo are suspended, and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is injured, O'Neil will have to shuffle his pack for their next games.

“To be honest, I'm a bit worried about squad depth," O'Neil said, per the Express and Star.

Matt Doherty shouldn't have played really. He strained his groin and I thought he was definitely out.

“We would have been missing Doc, Nelson, Mario and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who has a small muscle injury.

“I was worried that coming to a difficult place like this without four big players would have been tough.

“We do have a small squad at this moment and we'll hopefully look to address a couple areas in January.

“But Sasa was excellent when he came on. He's now scored two goals off the bench.

“Pablo had an impact, Tommy Doyle was excellent. I managed to move Cunha and Channy a little bit. Cunha was a nine and I switched him with Channy.

“We have some talent, we just need to make sure we keep the boys fit as it's not the deepest of squads.

“I look at Bournemouth's squad now and the money they spent in the summer and the amount of depth they have now. Look at the amount of wingers they can bring on.

“Trying to pick which winger they're going to play is difficult, whereas at our place, people that can play wide are pretty much Channy and Pedro.

“There's a bit of a difference depth-wise with the squad. We had a different summer to them and managed to make an £80 million profit while they spent over £100 million.

“But I have an incredible group. They're unbelievably tight and understand what I expect of them. They've given me everything so far."

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