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Wolves boss Nuno insists Silva not Raul replacement

Wolves boss Nuno insists teenage striker Fabio Silva isn't a replacement for Raul Jimenez.

Nuno is reluctant to put too much pressure and expectation on the shoulders of Silva as he fills in for Raul after his skull fracture.

"How you replace Raul?" he said. "He's irreplaceable. If you want to play short with Raul you can play short. If you want to go with crossing you are comfortable with Raul. It's been very difficult to find the right solution.

"I will not be fair if I ask Fabio to do the same things. When Raul was the age of Fabio, he was playing his first game. OK, Fabio cost a lot of money, sure, but we believe that he's going to become a fantastic player. He has that ability to instinctively know where the ball is going to be."

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