Wolves boss Lopetegui admits Leeds defeat 'big frustration'

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19 Mar 2023 • 8:13 AM MYT
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Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui admitted "big frustration" after their 4-2 defeat at home to Leeds.

After Wolves were not given a penalty against Newcastle United last weekend, the head coach believed his team were denied a 'very clear' penalty once again after Nelson Semedo was caught by Junior Firpo inside the penalty area moments after Leeds had taken the lead in the match, but Lopetegui also acknowledged how his players need to improve after conceding four goals from four shots on target.

The manager said, I am with a big frustration because we didn't deserve to lose this match for a lot of reasons, but this is football and the right thing doesn't always happen in football. I think we suffered very early and that was the only chance they had in the first-half and we had a lot of chances, in a very good first-half.

It's true that we missed a lot of chances and in the second-half, we suffered two goals too easily, and we don't have to concede these goals because we are working in a good way and we are able to change the score in the second-half, but the two goals made it more difficult. It became a crazy match and we scored two goals and again we had a lot of chances to draw the match."

On Nelson Semedo's penalty claims, Lopetegui also said: We should have had a penalty, it was very, very clear, but I don't know what's happening with us again. These fans deserve the same respect as all the other teams in the Premier League, so I don't know why it's us, because it's one other decision. I can tell you very clearly about five other penalties [Wolves should have had this season].

It's about opinion. You have to have an opinion and I have to give you my opinion as a coach, and the penalty I have seen is clear. It's very, very clear, he didn't touch the ball, he touched [Semedo's] knee.

I had to change him in the second-half for this injury, so it's very clear that he didn't touch the ball. In the last match it was a penalty, but we only received and apology, but we don't want apologies, we want fairness."