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Julen Lopetegui believes he was right to keep faith in Wolves players

Julen Lopetegui believes his decision to keep faith with some of his Wolves stars was key to their victory over Villa.

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Julen Lopetegui (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolverhampton Wanderers FC via Getty Images).

The head coach was under pressure to drop a number of players after the 6-0 loss to Brighton, with some supporters calling for Jose Sa to lose his place.

But the goalkeeper made a handful of important saves as Wolves went on to beat Villa, and Lopetegui stands by his decision to back the shot-stopper.

He said: "Sometimes after a defeat like Brighton, a lot of people have doubts about players, but my analysis was that, I have have to change for this match, maybe I have to change myself too.

"That's why I tried to put the confidence in the team and highlight that maybe you can have a very bad day, sure, but the confidence in Jose is the same, and in the rest of the team.