Bruno Lage’s transfer decision pays off as Wolves make Daniel Levy pay

Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their stunning form in 2022 with a fourth win in five Premier League games to down European rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker netted inside 18 minutes in London to clinch three crucial points for Wolves in their quest to finish inside the top six.

Wolves bounced back from their defeat to Arsenal by inflicting a third straight loss on Antonio Conte’s Spurs.

Wolves moved ahead of Spurs into seventh place and sit four points shy of fourth-placed West Ham with two games-in-hand.

Needless to say, Wolves are in an extremely healthy position with 15 games of the Premier League season remaining.

Bruno Lage is acutely aware of the pressure on star striker Jimenez, who ended a three-month wait for a goal from open play in north London on Sunday.

Lage isn’t the one applying that pressure, but everyone associated with Wolves understands the need for Jimenez to find the net consistently.

Wolves’ reliance on the Mexican since he arrived in 2018 is clear for all to see. Jimenez’s struggles in front of goal this term is one of the main reasons why Wolves are the third lowest scorers in the Premier League.

His performance against Arsenal showed a striker bereft of confidence in front of goal. Within six minutes against Spurs, Jimenez appeared the polar opposite.

The same can be said for Dendoncker, whose importance to Wolves has long been the subject of intense debate. Lage has started the Belgian in Wolves’ last six matches and thinks highly of him.

Dendoncker isn’t necessarily suited to Lage’s style of football, but he still has his uses. The way he pressed to intercept the ball in Spurs’ final third before following up Daniel Podence’s shot to bundle home Wolves’ second