Relegated Clubs – A Treasure Trove of Players – Part 3: Wolves

In Part 1 of this series, I covered players from Blackburn Rovers who could successfully play in the Premier League if given a chance. Click https://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/06/01/relegated-clubs-a-treasure-trove-of-players-part-1-blackburn/ to find out!

In Part 2, I took a look at players from Bolton Wanderers who I felt could do well in the Premier League next season if signed by one of the Premier League teams. Who are these players, you ask? Find out by clicking https://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/06/03/relegated-clubs-a-treasure-trove-of-players-part-2-bolton/ !

Now, we have come to the final part, This time, let’s visit the team whose relegation was confirmed a full three weeks before the final day– Wolverhampton Wanderers; and see which of their players might be playing in the Premier League next season.

MATT JARVIS

If you asked me who Wolves’ best player is, I wouldn’t take more than a second to give you the answer—Matt Jarvis.

Jarvis has been amazingly consistent even as most of the players around him have struggled. He is predominantly right-footed, but is pretty comfortable with his left foot as well. This has allowed him to play on the left wing for Wolves, from where he often cuts in and shoots with devastating effect, or gets past the full-back and crosses. Jarvis’s crossing is very good and his pace, while not electric, is more than adequate.

All the above qualities made former England manager Fabio Capello give Jarvis his international debut last year. Though he hasn’t been picked for the national team since then, the winger is only 26 and should get at least a few more England caps in the coming years.

Suitable for: Stoke City, Everton, Norwich, Liverpool.

KEVIN DOYLE

Doyle has been around for quite some time now. The striker was hugely popular at his previous club Reading and his performance during his 4-year stay there tempted Wolves to pay a joint club record fee of £6.5 million for his services.

Doyle isn’t very tall for a striker, but his aerial ability is quite decent. His best attributes though, are his steely determination and his excellent work ethic. Some complaints against him are that he lacks a bit of pace and sometimes drops too deep into midfield. Despite these weaknesses, the Irish international is a good finisher and will be a signing worth making for a mid-level Premier League club. He has already said he doesn’t want to go back to Reading, so it will be interesting to see where he goes this summer.

Suitable for: Sunderland, Fulham, Everton, Liverpool, Aston Villa.

STEVEN FLETCHER

The Scottish striker is a natural finisher. If his team mates can get crosses into the box, Fletcher, with his excellent positioning and anticipation, will more often than not get on the end of them. Once he gets to the end of crosses, he is a reliable goalscorer, either with his head or his favoured left foot. As former Wolves manager Mick McCarthy said when Fletcher was signed, he is a good player technically as well.

The Scottish forward publicly criticised his national team manager Craig Levein about 18 months ago and despite being selected to play in February 2011, he apparently sent a text message saying “Tell him (Levein) that I don’t want to play (for Scotland)” So it’s hardly a surprise that he hasn’t been selected for Scotland by Levein since that incident and it looks unlikely that he’ll get back into his national team colours any time soon.

Even though his national team prospects look bleak, he will surely be in demand in club football.

Suitable for: Fulham, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Arsenal.

WAYNE HENNESSEY

We’ve seen one Englishman, one Irishman and one Scot so far and now it’s time for a Welshman.

Goalkeeper Hennessey was released as a 16-year old by Manchester City’s Academy and has since been at Wolves, graduating from the Academy into the first team (though he did have 2 loan spells at Bristol City and Stockport County in between).

The blond keeper is 6’ 5” tall and as a result has an excellent reach, which is very advantageous for a goalkeeper. He is a good shot-stopper and has had a decent season even though Wolves got relegated.

Hennessey is only 25 and already has nearly 40 Wales caps to his name. So, the future looks bright for him, whether or not he leaves Wolves this summer.

Suitable for: West Ham, QPR, Tottenham, West Brom

JAMIE O’HARA

Jamie O’Hara spent time at the academies of North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham before signing a senior contract at Tottenham. However, his first team appearances were limited at Spurs and after several loan spells the last of which was at Wolves, he moved to Wolves permanently in 2011.

O’Hara is a technically sound midfielder who has an eye for a pass even if he is inconsistent sometimes. The ex-Engalnd Under-21 player made just 19 league appearances as he struggled with injury last season, but ended the season on a high by getting married to former Miss England and Big Brother contestant Danielle Lloyd.

Suitable for: Swansea, Norwich, West Brom, QPR

That brings us to the end of the 3-part series on players from the relegated teams who I think might be good options for the Premier League teams to sign. Do you agree with the players I selected from the 3 teams? Or do you think there are some other players who deserve to be part of any of the 3 articles? Leave a comment and let me know!