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Wolves captain Conor Coady: Be wary of Crusaders plastic pitch

Conor Coady says Wolves must maintain the right attitude if they are to advance in the Europa League.

The Premier League club are leading 2-0 on aggregate against Northern Irish side Crusaders after the second qualifying round first-leg.

Nuno's side head to Belfast for the second leg on Thursday, and captain Coady has called on his teammates to maintain their focus.

"It'll be tough going there, it's an artificial pitch, we've never been there before," Coady said.

"We need to make sure we do it properly and professionally and hopefully come away with a result. Any lead is a good lead. We wanted to win the game, it would have been nice to take a couple more chances, but we didn't. We need to make sure we go there with the right frame of mind.

"You had to respect them. They came with a game plan to sit deep, it was always going to be tough. Teams get deeper and deeper which makes it tough.

"That second goal was huge for us. I thought we deserved it – and maybe a couple more as well with the chances we had – but luckily we got the second.

"We moved the ball from side to side, we probably could have tried to penetrate a bit more, but that second goal really helps us.

"We wanted to make sure these were the foundations for the rest of the season.

"It was a good result and a clean sheet."

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