Wolves boss Lopetegui happy with centre-back options

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16 Feb 2023 • 6:22 PM MYT
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Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is happy with his defensive options.

Craig Dawson has started the last two games since arriving from West Ham in January, with Wolves securing wins over both Liverpool and Southampton.

He has played alongside Max Kilman, with Nathan Collins on the bench and Toti Gomes not in the squad.

Lopetegui said: "It's a good balance for us, we needed two right centre-backs and two left centre-backs.

"We tried to have two players for each position. It's important because you don't know when you are going to lose a player.

"We have to be alert to which players are ready to play."

The partnership of Dawson and Kilman currently offers two centre-backs who are naturally right-footed and left-footed on each side but Lopetegui says he is not put off the idea of playing two centre-backs with the same strengths.

He added: "We have played with Max and Toti at Nottingham Forest, two left-footed players. Why not?

"Sometimes when you play with two left centre-backs people are surprised, but a lot of teams play with two right centre-backs and it's normal.

"For me, it's the same. They have different characteristics because they have a different body shape to play, but in the end it's the same."