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Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Conor Coady has waxed lyrical about teammate John Ruddy, via wolves.co.uk, after he made his first Premier League start of the season on Saturday.
What’s the word, then?
The 32-year-old stopper has found his first-team opportunities limited following the arrival of Rui Patricio at Molineux last summer, but he was handed a rare start for the 2-0 win against the Bluebirds at the weekend.
The former Norwich City man would have been delighted to get a clean sheet and will be hoping that he gets the nod for the FA Cup quarter-final tie against Manchester United latest month.
When Coady was asked about his experienced teammate, he told wolves.co.uk: “He’s brilliant – he’s a huge part of this football club, as I’ve said before.
He’s a huge part of that changing room and you know what you’re going to get from the big man – he organises, he leads, he talks and you know he’s a fantastic shot stopper as well. He was superb.”
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Nuno Santo doesn’t rate him
Despite a decent display against Neil Warnock’s visitors, Ruddy will more than likely be consigned to the substitutes’ bench again when the west Midlands outfit face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
It may seem harsh to say that his Portuguese manager doesn’t rate him considering he played a huge part in their promotion last term, but his treatment during the current campaign tells a different story.
Santo could have easily stuck with a keeper who helped the team go up and has plenty of top-flight experience, but instead he moved to bring in a new one at the first opportunity.
From Coady’s comments it appears as though the 32-year-old still plays a big part in the dressing room however, even if he spends hardly any time on the pitch.