The Wolves player who can help Gary O’Neill tackle his biggest problem Wolverhampton Wanderers news and analysis from BirminghamLive
Hwang Hee-Chan has crammed a lot into his first four games of the season, and he deserved more.
The South Korean international is one of 13 players on international duty this week, with matches against Wales in Cardiff tonight evening and Saudi Arabia in Newcastle on Tuesday.
Wolves have become a little more dangerous in front of goal, which is undoubtedly the manager’s main concern.
However, that shouldn’t overshadow the fact that the versatile forward has been one of the season’s bright spots, displaying plenty of industry as well as creativity to give Wolves a little more threat in front of goal, which is surely manager Gary O’Neil’s main concern.
He would have played more minutes if he hadn’t suffered a minor hamstring injury at halftime against Everton. He was able to make the team the following week at Crystal Palace, where he came off the bench on 60 minutes and headed home Pedro Neto’s fantastic free kick to square the scores at 1-1.
After the game, O’Neil admitted that he was tempted to start with Hwang, but decided against it because he had only recently begun training.
The forward’s other goal this season came as a substitute, at home to Brighton, when his display in the closing 35 minutes was one of the few solaces Wolves could take from the 4-1 loss
The 27-year-old, who joined Wolves from RB Leipzig for £14 million two years ago, has been plagued by injuries but has still scored ten goals in 33 Premier League starts and 28 substitute appearances, not bad for a player who can operate out wide or through the centre.
Wolves were the lowest scorers in the Premier League last season, with only 31 goals, and the fact that they have only scored four goals in their first four league games this season is not proof that the problem has been fixed.
Wolves were able to reinvest part of the money after selling Matheus Nunes to Manchester City for £53 million on deadline day, adding the creativity of Enso Gonzalez and Jean-Ricner Bellegard. However, Hwang’s start to the season suggests he can assist with those issues in the last third.
