Thursday, 22 August 2019

Ruben Neves, Long-Distance Kicking Specialist

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Ruben Neves

  DBasia.news –  The Portuguese midfielder, Ruben Neves, returned to be the savior for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Thanks to his goal against Manchester United, the final score changed to 1-1 in Week two of the Premier League.

Losing player material, Wolverhampton Wanderers plays more waiting. During the match, Wolves only incised 35 percent possession.

The host public fell silent when Anthony Martial scored in the 27th minute. Receiving a sweet pass from Marcus Rashford, Martial fired a hard shot that could not be countered by Rui Patricio. Man United are 1-0 up.

Wolverhampton Wanderers tried to return to the goal. However, until the end of the first half, no more goals were created.

After the interval, or rather in the 55th minute, Wolverhampton Wanderers was finally able to retaliate. Ruben Neves curling shot from outside the penalty box hit the crossbar before entering the goal. David de Gea who tries to reach the ball cannot do much. 

Although Man United got a penalty kick, the score 1-1 remained until the end of the match. Because Paul Pogba who advanced as an executioner could not carry out his duty. 

Based on Opta Joe’s record, Ruben Neves does have advantages in terms of accuracy of long-distance kicks. Ten of the 13 players’ goals in various competitions came from outside the penalty box. Meanwhile, the other three came from the white dot. 

Furthermore, only Harry Wilson (12) and Christian Eriksen (11) have had a better record among English soccer players since debuting.

Not surprisingly, the 22-year-old had been linked with several big European clubs such as Barcelona and Manchester City. At present, the former FC Porto retainer is still under contract until June 2023. Transfermarkt launches, Neves prices currently reach 45 million euros. 

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