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Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves: Team spirit so important here

Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves says team spirit is driving their exciting finishes.

The 3-2 comeback win at Aston Villa at the weekend came courtesy of some good fortune, as well as some fight, after Wolves had struggled to get going earlier in the game.

But it is exactly that fight – which they also showed to come back from 2-0 down against Spurs in the Carabao Cup – that Neves believes will serve them well.

He said: “It's one of the most important things we have, since I came here we have a really strong spirit and everyone pushing to the same side, everyone is happy and trying to help.

“We scored the goals when the subs came on so that shows how the team is, everyone is ready to help.

“The first three games we played well and lost, now we didn't play so well and we win – that's football. If we stick with this team spirit we will do well. We will go game by game, today was a huge win for us and now let's rest and think about the next one.

“Since I came here, we've always spoken about bouncing back. We didn't have a great season last year, so we all wanted to bounce back again. There's been some changes of course and a new way to play. A new manager.

“We are working really well and are trying to get as many points as we want. Think game by game as we always do. That's our main target.

“At the start of the season we had three defeats in a row and we wanted to bounce back. Now we are doing OK and that's the main thing. When things don't go well, bounce back. That's what we want to do."

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