da jogodeouro: Wolverhampton Wanderers moved up into eighth position in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over local rivals Aston Villa at Molineux, and a star may have been reborn in a new role if fans’ reaction is anything to go off.
da blaze casino: Nuno Santo’s side picked up three points courtesy of goals from Ruben Neves, who bagged a trademark long-range effort, and Raul Jimenez, who netted his 13th of the season.
The Portuguese manager continued to tinker with his defensive line in the absence of Willy Boly with Leander Dendoncker once again playing at centre-back rather than his natural defensive midfield position.
And it is something that some members of the old gold faithful want to continue to see going forward as he played a massive role in the win.
One supporter said that he didn’t want to see the 24-year-old ever play in midfield again as he’s ‘unbelievable’ in defence and could have been the Man of the Match while another told the club to save their money in January as the Belgian was the right-sided centre-back they have long been looking for.
‘Flawless’ and ‘world class’ were just two of the other words used to describe Dendoncker while one further fan believed that he was an absolute bargain at £12m.
Here’s the best of the reaction: