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This article is part of Football Fancast's Monthly Review series, which analyses what managers can learn from the previous month and what the coming month could have in store.
Wolves have endured a rough start to the Premier League season, even though the table says they’ve lost just one match.
The strain of European football has clearly had an effect on Nuno Santo’s men as they’ve drawn their three other league matches, whilst in the Europa League they have won all six games, clinching a spot in the group stages.
The Portuguese boss needs their form in the competition to translate into top-flight results otherwise they’ll continue the worrying trend of teams struggling because of the added distractions.
But what must be done to ensure that September is more of a success for the west Midlands club?
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Play through Adama Traore
Traore has been quite the revelation at right wing-back for Wolves this season after Santo converted him from a winger and occasional right-sided forward.
In the Europa League, the 23-year-old has recorded three assists in six matches but this form has only earned him one start in the Premier League to date, per Transfermarkt.
Considering Matt Doherty’s lack of fitness and the impact of Traore, it only makes sense to continue to let him thrive in the role going forward – something that Ian Wright has also mentioned this week.
Rotation will be vital
Last season, Santo very rarely tweaked his side – he had no reason to considering it was just the Premier League and the domestic cups.
He only used 21 different players and two of those can even be chalked off considering they featured for just one solitary minute all year.
That trend has continued, despite the club adding a couple of squad depth options in the likes of Patrick Cutrone, Pedro Neto and Jesus Vallejo.
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The 45-year-old has utilised 17 players this season with nine of them featuring in all four Premier League matches so far.
Should they progress far in the Carabao Cup then two games per week will become very much the normality going into 2020. As a result, this key tactical tweak could be necessary on a regular basis.
Get Jimenez scoring
Their Mexican striker has been prolific in Europe, scoring six goals in six appearances, but has netted just twice in the league – one of which was a last-minute penalty.
Against Everton, the 28-year-old managed 46 touches but just five of those came from inside the penalty area – that’s not a recipe for success based off his xG chart, per Understat.
The forward is for some reason struggling domestically and if Wolves want to get better, they'll need their number nine on form.
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