Wolverhampton Wanderers skipper Conor Coady sees himself remaining at Molineux for the foreseeable future after revealing his future career plans in a recent interview with Sky Sports.
What’s he said?
The 26-year-old’s career has come on leaps and bounds since joining the club in 2015, but it is only since manager Nuno Santo took the reigns that he has elevated his game onto a new level.
Coady is formerly a central midfielder, who was deployed as a right-back in his second season at Wolves and is now the first-choice centre-back in the heart of the defence.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, the captain revealed that it is a place he wants to remain for as long as possible, he said:
“My kids have grown up Wolves fans and they will be Wolves fans now. My wife brings them to the games and they know every song. All they have known is their dad playing for Wolves. It has been a massive chunk of our lives. That’s how it’s going to be now because I want to play for Wolves for a very long time. It is a brilliant club.”
Wolves future
As an ex-midfielder, Coady has all the attributes to succeed in his very niche role under Nuno.
He acts as a sweeper between two other central defenders, doing the business the modern goalkeeper is normally required to do, hence his impressive numbers.
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This season the Liverpool youth graduate ranks first for defensive touches and accurate long passes for all teams inside the top eight in the Premier League.
You won’t find him rank highly for tackles, clearances or interceptions amongst the Wolves squad, but no defender has a better passing success rate than he does at 83.4% while he records more long passes than goalkeeper Rui Patricio, per WhoScored.
That only goes to show how crucial his role is in Nuno’s system.
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