Final Pre-Season: Doncaster V Wolves
He Managed Both Sides.
By Badge32
August 1 2015
Wolves took on Doncaster Roves in their final pre-season game today. As before I was a sleep so have just seen how it went and will now pass it on. Wolves line up v Doncaster: Ikeme; Iorfa, Stearman (c), Hause, Golbourne; Henry, Edwards, Coady, Graham; Afobe, Dicko Subs: McCarey, Doherty, Ebanks-Landell, Hayden, Deslandes, Evans, Price, Ronan, Rowe, Colclough, Van La Parra, Enobakhare, Reid.
Were Off
2 - Hause out well to block a Chaplow shot. Seems like the centre back slot is his for next Saturday.
3 - Golbourne's cross glanced not too far wide by Edwards. Golbourne has looked good in pre-season. Let's hope injury problems behind him.
6 - Former Villa midfielder Harry Forrester whistles a free kick wide. Chaplow then crunches into Graham with a good challenge.
8 - Decent effort from Henry who sets his sights from 20 yards and forces Thorsten Stuckmann into a save.
10' Penalty appeals but to no avail as Forrester goes down under a forceful challenge.
17 - Dangerous break - Afobe to Coady, back to Afobe whose shot is blocked. Edwards' shot then blocked too.
19 - GOAL!! Doncaster take the lead. Breathtakingly simple - a corner is swung in to former Walsall man ANDY BUTLER who nods past Ikeme. Too easy.
21 - Wolves almost respond instantly. A short back pass lets in Iorfa but Stuckmann blocks his shot.
21 - Goal!! Coady flicks Graham's corner on and there's BENIK AFOBE to tap home from about a yard out. 1-1
23 - Good grab from Carl Ikeme to claim a Wellens cross. This has livened up nicely.
To clarify, Golbourne's corner, Edwards' flick-on, Afobe's goal. Definitely Doncaster 1 Wolves 1 anyway. Another good test for Wolves, this.
26 - Good pace from Dicko who bursts into the box and then is blocked off. He's not too pleased but it wasn't a foul.
29 - GOAL!! - Henry sprays wide to Dicko and his low cross falls to JORDAN GRAHAM who can't miss from close range. 1-2
34 -Dangerous corner again from Golbourne eventually falls to Graham whose cross-shot flies wide. Golbourne replacing Sako on corner duties?
34 - And now Graham picks up the ball from deep before shooting low at Stuckman. Full of beans is the lad.
35 - Should be 3-1 Wolves. They're flying now. Stuckmann is lucky as he races from goal but Afobe can't find Dicko with pass inside.
36 - The Wolves shots keep on coming. Coady sees one blocked for another corner.
36 - GOAL!! - And it is 3-1! Three in 10 minutes for Wolves and a second from a Golbourne corner. This one's bundled in by NOUHA DICKO.
43 - Wolves breaking well from midfield through Coady and Edwards. Graham looking dangerous, Afobe & Dicko too, as ever. Good stuff Wolves.
45 - Slack from Golbourne who gives Williams the ball 25 yards out. Stearman does well to deflect the shot wide.
45 - GOAL!! - And from the corner ROB JONES beats Ikeme from about two yards. Very poor defending again. 2-3
HALF TIME Doncaster 2 Wolves 3
WOLVES Second Half: McCarey; Doherty, Ebanks-Landell, Hayden, Rowe; Ronan, Price, Evans, Colclough; Van La Parra, Enobakhare.
46 - GOAL!! - Oh dear. A shocker for Wolves and in pops NATHAN TYSON ahead of McCarey to stab home. 3-3 - it's a classic!
52 - Ronan cuts inside and play a peach through to Van La Parra, whose drive from a tight angle is palmed away by Stuckmann.
53 - Again that's lovely from Wolves. Doherty and Van La Parra with an excellent one-two but big Stuckmann saves from a tight angle.
56 - Skills from Colclough who steps inside onto his left foot before seeing a shot blocked.
61 - Again delightful from Ronan who chips through to Van La Parra. He plays to Doherty whose shot deflects not too far wide.
62 - WHAT A GOAL FROM BRIGHT ENOBAKHARE!!! And it's 4-3 to Wolves!!! He skips inside at least two challenges and then coolly slots home.
64 - And now Colclough fancies some, sending an overhead kick wide from Enobakhare's cross. Forget the real season, pre-season's where it's at. A thrilling 2-2 draw against Villa, now Wolves storming this 4-3. And still 25 to go.
68 - Ronan, Van La Parra and Enobakhare all involved now before Lee Evans sees a shot deflected for a corner.
72 - Dany N'Guessan, formerly of Rangers, Leicester and Millwall, replaces Williams for the hosts.
74 - Good claim from McCarey from a deep free kick. Game has gone a bit soft. Mind you anything would be boring after that Enobakhare goal.
77 - Excellent performance from Ronan who is replaced by Reid for Wolves. Jackett then keeps Ronan by the touchline for a tactical analysis. Van La Parra now on the right flank for Wolves. Reid alongside Enobakhare up top.
81 - Sylvain Deslandes replaces Price. He walked from the field so hopefully it's a pre-caution.
82 - Searing pace from Enobakhare who gets in behind down the left but can't find Reid with a poke inside.
90 - Reid should make it 5-3 from Van La Parra's cross but seems to misjudge it doesn't connect.
FULL TIME - DONCASTER 3 WOLVES 4. Quite the afternoon. And that's Wolves' pre-season done and dusted. Four wins, two draws, no defeats.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2015:08:07:20:15:33 by Badge32.
Again on the positive we are a force going forward and this was confirmed by a Villa mate of mine who reported positively about our attack during that friendly. Nevertheless, we are paper thin in many areas of the squad, including our foward line - god help us when we get injuries. I am truly alarmed by our lack of stengthening of the squad and it reeks of lack of ambition from the 2Ms.
It been said by others and I agree, we start a weaker squad starting 15/16 than we finished in 14/15 and I think that's pretty shameful. Neverless I'll probably be quite optimistic come next saturday v Blackburn, I just hope that optimism is not rooted on quicksand. I'm sure were it Redrow they would be looking at stronger foundations!
Up the Wolves!!
