{"id":285339,"date":"2025-11-27T01:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/285339\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T01:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:23:11","slug":"carlos-forbs-explains-perfectly-what-is-wrong-with-wolves-and-fer-lopez-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/285339\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Forbs\u00a0explains\u00a0perfectly what is wrong with Wolves and Fer Lopez right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carlos Forbs\u2019 loan spell at Molineux was disappointing for all involved. <\/p>\n<p>Forbs spent the 2024\/25 season at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Molineux<\/a>, but started just one league match all season. <\/p>\n<p>A product of Man City, the Portuguese came to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a> from Ajax with high expectations, but he barely made an impact for either of Gary O\u2019Neil and Vitor Pereira. <\/p>\n<p>Forbs played 239 minutes over the course of the season. <\/p>\n<p>But he has found form at Club Brugge, already on four goals and five assists in 17 appearances this season \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/news\/carlos-forbs-just-did-something-for-the-very-first-time-as-former-wolves-flop-dazzles-vs-barcelona\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a brilliant Forbs performance against Barcelona in the Champions League<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He spoke on his time at Wolves in a recent interview. <\/p>\n<p>        Carlos Forbs had a miserable loan spell at Wolves   <\/p>\n<p>Carlos Forbs for Wolves in 2024\/25:<\/p>\n<p>Appearances \u2013 11Minutes played \u2013 260Goals \u2013 0Assists \u2013 1      Carlos Forbs says he was lacking confidence at Wolves <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/opinion\/vitor-pereiras-recent-admission-is-a-kick-in-the-teeth-for-player-who-flopped-at-wolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forbs has to be considered a Wolves flop<\/a>, but seeing what he is doing now in Belgium points to the blame lying elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>He provides a possible explanation to Het Belang van Limburg (via <a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/i-couldnt-do-my-thing-player-blames-lack-of-faith-for-wolves-failure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Witness<\/a>), saying: \u201cThe staff, the board, everyone here believes in me. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Ajax and Wolverhampton, I couldn\u2019t do my thing as well. I knew I\u2019d end up on the bench after one or two bad matches. Not here. That affects your confidence.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Forbs wasn\u2019t given much of a chance by either of last season\u2019s managers, and he puts the failed move down to that. <\/p>\n<p>Ironically, Wolves are in need of a pacey, direct wide player. That\u2019s what the 21-year-old has become in Brugge. He just needed time.<\/p>\n<p>And a similar situation is unfolding at Molineux this season. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2228509545-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fer Lopez playing for Wolves inn pre-season.\" class=\"wp-image-109213\" \/>Photo by Judit Cartiel\/Getty ImagesWolves repeating Forbs mistake with Fer Lopez <\/p>\n<p>Another 21-year-old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/tag\/fer-lopez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fer Lopez<\/a>, looks to be following the same trajectory. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/opinion\/its-clear-what-rob-edwards-should-do-with-fer-lopez-amid-surprise-wolves-exit-rumours\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lopez is already being linked with a Wolves exit<\/a> just months after making the move from Celta Vigo. He too has made just one start and 120 minutes overall. <\/p>\n<p>For \u00a320 odd million, you\u2019d be hoping for a player who can get regular minutes at the bare minimum \u2014 Lopez can\u2019t get a look in this season. <\/p>\n<p>        Fer Lopez was buzzing to sign for Wolves   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very hard to leave my boyhood club, but I was very pleased to come here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Fer Lopez upon signing for Wolves      <\/p>\n<p>Now, Rob Edwards\u2019 track record as a youth coach does provide encouragement that a player who is obviously very talented can come good. But will Wolves keep him long enough for it to click. <\/p>\n<p>They didn\u2019t with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molineux.news\/tag\/carlos-forbs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forbs<\/a>, and he\u2019s now bossing it in the Champions League. <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Wolverhampton Wanderers content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Forbs\u2019 loan spell at Molineux was disappointing for all involved. 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