Bully: Wolves strikers hold the key to FA Cup victory
“Have no regrets” would be my message to Wolves today as they head into their biggest game in years.
It’s been a wonderful season so far and today could be the highlight if Wolves can pull off a huge result.
I’d urge Wolves not to be over-confident. It’s going to be an extremely tough game against one of the form teams in Europe this year; since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over they’ve got belief and confidence galore.
But it is winnable. If we’re at our very best then we can trouble United, there’s no doubt about that at all, and we can also frustrate them in defence.
We’ve shown time and again this season, including at Chelsea last weekend, that we can be disciplined and restrict a top team from creating many chances.
For me it’s a battle of the strikers – Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez versus Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku.
It’s a clash of the titans between four in-form players. This is where it will be won and lost.
Wolves have used a few different tactical approaches this season but I’ll imagine we’ll try and hit the on the counter-attack, which we’ve done with plenty of success.
John Ruddy looks set to get the nod in goal – he’s played in every round and Nuno will back him to repel the Red Devils.
Romain Saiss has been outstanding for the past two games against Chelsea and Cardiff.
He’s been unbelievable recently – some players go off the boil when they’ve signed a new contract but he’s been the opposite. It has spurred him on.
However, Ryan Bennett has been so solid with Conor Coady and Willy Boly as a trio for the past 18 months and you’d imagine that’ll be the back three.
I wish United had won at Arsenal, to be honest, as I think they’ll re-focus today, but it proves they’re beatable.
They have some weaknesses; if Diogo Dalot replaces the suspended Ashley Young at right-back I’d be targeting him via Jota.
The atmosphere is going to be absolutely scary at Molineux. Man United are used to playing in front of big crowds week after week but the Wolves fans will generate an unbelievable noise.
If Nuno gets the players mentally right we can feed off that – and we can win.
It’ll be a tight game but I’m backing Wolves for a 2-1 win. Come on me babbies!
