Nuno Espírito Santo tells Wolves to ignore vocal Besiktas support

02 October 2019 21:18
• Nuno: ‘You have to focus on the pitch’• Besiktas are in the relegation zone in TurkeyNuno Espírito Santo says nothing should prevent his players from performing to their best in Thursday’s critical Europa League match at Besiktas: not the hostile atmosphere in Istanbul and not the fact that they arrived in Turkey less than 24 hours before kickoff because their charter flight was delayed.Wolves and Besiktas both need to start picking up points after losing their opening matches in their group, and nearly 42,000 home fans will do their utmost to intimidate the visitors. Nuno insisted any din they make should fall on deaf ears. “I don’t see an issue,” he said. “You have to focus on the pitch, on Besiktas’s players. Play the game, enjoy yourself. Whatever the atmosphere is, it cannot interfere with your performance.” Related: Matt Doherty leads Wolves to vital victory against winless Watford Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian