The Wolves defender was one of the club’s better performers in European action tonight.
Wolverhampton Wanderers fans have hailed the performance of Willy Boly during tonight’s UEFA Europa League encounter at home to Braga.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were kicking off their group stage campaign after successfully negotiating summer qualifiers and had a difficult night against the Portuguese outfit.
The 1-0 defeat was a big disappointment, especially given their home advantage.
There is now pressure on the side to pick up positive home results against Besiktas and Slovan Bratislava, as well as a big away result, to progress into the knockout stages.
Next on the European schedule is a difficult trip to Turkey.
For Boly, it was an opportunity to impress after missing out on Saturday’s 5-2 defeat to Chelsea in the English Premier League because of suspension.
The defensive line looked more composed with him included, underlying his importance to the team.
However, the back three were caught out for the only goal of the game, with Ryan Bennett’s defending particularly poor.
Santo won’t want Boly to miss many more matches heading deeper into the season.
As noted by WhoScored he won five aerial battles throughout the ninety minutes. Also contributing with three interceptions and three clearances, the visiting side found him a difficult man to get past for the most part.
He even had a shot on target late in the match, with Wolves chasing a result.
Fans were certainly impressed with his display, taking to Twitter tonight to share their thoughts…
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