​Wolves boss Nuno dismisses favourites tag

Football
8 Aug 2019 • 1:40 PM MYT
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Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo does not believe that his team is favourites in the Europa League qualifier against FC Pyunik.

While the Premier League side are favoured to progress into the next round, Nuno does not want his team to rest on their laurels.

Bookmakers have them at odds to win in Armenia before the second leg in England next week.

But Nuno said to reporters: "There are no favourites in football. The history of football shows that, every day.

"Football is one of the only sports that cannot be dictated by statistics.

"If you look at volleyball or basketball, there's a big area of statistics and, normally, the teams with the better statistics win. In football, it doesn't happen.

"You have to prepare well and play. Not get too focused on the opponent.

"I'm always very, very careful about that, so I don't think about statistics in football."