Nathan Judah spoke to George Bennett following Gary O'Neil's press conference pre Brentford.
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00:09 Hello I'm Nathan Judah from a very wet Compton part, we're going to have to be very quick.
00:13 We've just heard from Gary O'Neill, this is Mr George Bennett of course, Liam Keane's still somewhere on the slopes,
00:17 I don't know where he is but he's still skiing so you're with me tomorrow, can't wait, buzzing.
00:21 Heard from Gary O'Neill, massive game of course against Brentford on the back of a stunning result,
00:26 stunning result against Chelsea, the first thing he mentioned of course was Totty, new contract,
00:30 five and a half year deal, fantastic news for the club because he's just been a breath of fresh air
00:36 and obviously he's become an integral part in this side.
00:38 Yeah definitely, someone that's come from straight to strength, especially under O'Neill this season,
00:44 so a really good bit of business and on that long-term contract, it just gives all of that security as well
00:51 in terms of if he was to ever possibly have a future away from the club,
00:57 then they've got that protection financially as well so it's good business.
01:00 Yeah I mean come literally pick from obscurity I guess, grasshoppers, and he's come in and he's in that back three now
01:07 and we all know that Wolves play better in a back five than they do a back four,
01:10 so yeah a huge bit of business for him, it is coming down pretty quickly, so we'll have to be very quick.
01:16 But look, second of all, of course Brentford, Wolves continuing to progress and continue to be
01:22 top half of the table now at this moment in time, European football has been mentioned slightly,
01:28 but you've got to think that they've just got to look at game to game,
01:30 as Gary Neal thought, Brentford a very difficult game on Saturday and they've got to just one game at a time
01:35 and that's what's done them so well so far this season.
01:38 100% and it's all about discipline, you can have the highs at the Winter Chelsea,
01:43 and rightly so and fans deserve to get carried away with that because it was a fantastic day for the sport,
01:48 it was a fantastic day for the club, but at the same time it's games like these that you're probably more expected to win
01:54 and those are the games where you've got to be disciplined and make sure that you get over the line
01:58 and try and get maximum points out of the game.
02:00 Yeah and look, two big bonuses for Wolves, not so much for Kuang I guess, knocked out by Jordan,
02:07 but that means that he's back from the Asian Cup and he's going to be in line along with Boubacar Traore to be available.
02:14 Now whether he starts or not, what do you think Gary Neal gave away in that press conference?
02:19 I don't think there was too much given away, he did say they were available to start, possibly so.
02:28 So it'll be interesting to see whether he does or whether he starts on the bench and comes on later on,
02:34 but I mean that front three could be incredible.
02:37 When Kuang went on to the Asian Cup, you start to worry I think.
02:42 Where the goal's going to come from, and that's top scoring.
02:44 Yeah, of course, top scoring.
02:45 Kunye's hit this incredible run of form, now he's back and looking absolutely lethal,
02:50 so it's going to be really exciting to see just what this front three could be capable of with the form that Wolves are in.
02:58 Yeah and also it looks very difficult for Gary Neal, it's a great decision to have there,
03:01 he's got a fully fit squad as he's just said there, but it's a difficult decision because when you drop someone from a 4-2 win at Chelsea,
03:08 Pablo Sarabia's probably the person you would think would make way if he chanted coming to this side,
03:13 but I suspect that he's probably going to be on the bench, of course he's still playing on a Tuesday night,
03:18 so that could come from travel, maybe it's easier for him to be on the bench and then he's there if you need him in that last half an hour of the game.
03:26 That's, if I was to predict, that's probably how I would expect things to play out,
03:31 and I've got to remember the Wolves have found their seventh home win in their last two games,
03:36 so with an attack as productive as that, is he going to risk trying to switch things up when things have been working so well in the final third of the game?
03:45 OK, my camera's getting absolutely soaked, we're going to have to go.
03:48 But prediction on Saturday please?
03:50 2-1.
03:52 2-1, I'm going to go 2-1 as well, I like it George, I like it, I like you.
03:55 Hopefully he can be a lucky charm again and we can get two wins from two,
03:58 and then, you know, is he going to come back, is he not?
04:00 I think he'll stay over there for me if they win two out of two.
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