Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare believes Wolverhampton Wanderers were unlucky in their recent Premier League defeat to Chelsea at the Molineux, Footynaija.com reports.
Wolves succumbed to a 3-1 defeat on Saturday, conceding all three goals in the opening 45 minutes as Chelsea’s Cole Palmer registered a third first half Premier League hattrick of his career.
A poor start to the game saw Wolves concede two penalties in the space of twenty minutes, with Palmer successfully dispatching the resultant spot kicks before adding a third with less than ten minutes left before half time.
Wolves came out stronger in the second period and pulled one goal back in the 54th minute through Arokodare. However, that was the last significant goal-mouth action in the game as Chelsea secured all three points.
Reflecting on the game, Arokodare was left to imagine how different things could’ve been if Wolves had navigated the first half better.
What Tolu Arokodare said
“We started good but gave away two easy penalties. I think if they didn’t get those early goals, maybe the game would have been different,” the Nigerian said, per quotes on the club’s official website.
“We had a way better second half. We were more compact, better offensively, but that’s how we should have started and ended the game, but it didn’t go how we wanted it to go.
“Chelsea have a very good team, and we aren’t having one of the best seasons. It’s what I say every week, it sums up our season, with what happens to us, two unlucky penalties. I don’t think our defenders were trying to give away the penalties, they were just trying to do their job by defending.
“I think the first penalty was pretty easy. It was just a slight touch, but the ref knows best. I think we were unlucky. We had a way better second half, and I think if we had another goal, the result would probably be different.”
Arokodare and Wolves are staring relegation from the Premier League right in the face as Rob Edward’s side have managed to gather just eight points after 25 rounds of matches. While it is not yet mathematically impossible for them to avoid the drop, their consistently disappointing run of results offers little hope of a miraculous escape.
