Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game against Brighton at American Express Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Ladislav Krejci “has trained in the last few days” and is available to face Brighton, as is Hugo Bueno, who played through a knee issue against Sunderland last weekend.
Goalkeeper Jose Sa is unavailable, with Edwards hopeful he will return next week.
Edwards defended his decision to go straight down the tunnel after the draw with Sunderland as it “was the right thing” at the time and “it was pretty clear how everyone felt in the stadium at the time and I didn’t want to incite that any more”.
He said it’s “been a really difficult season”, but he’s “excited by the long-term” and those “in the building are really confident that there’s a plan in place”.
In response to whether this is his toughest patch in management: “I’m in the situation I am in right now but this is not my fault. It’s been going on a long time. We came into this situation, so I feel energised by what we’re going to do and the difference we’re going to make going forward. We’re going to have to ride out this difficult period and stay strong.”
He said they’ve “been playing survival football” since he arrived, focusing on “confidence levels” and getting their “minimum level of hard work” across to the players.
On opponents Brighton: “They’re a really good team with loads of good players and a good way of playing. High energy with and without the ball. It’s a difficult game but we want to perform well, so motivation levels from us still need to be high.”
He said they “want to do the bulk of the work” for the summer “as quickly and early as possible” so that they get a strong start in the Championship next season.
On Tommy Doyle, who has returned to Wolves following a season-long loan at Birmingham City: “It’s nice to have him back. We had a good conversation and we’ll see going forward. He knows the Championship well. He’s got a fantastic attitude.”
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