Cundle | 'For a young team, I thought we did really well'

Captain Luke Cundle insists Wolves under-23s are high on confidence having overcome Wigan Athletic in the Papa John’s Trophy and Division 1 outfit West Ham United in the Premier League Cup last week.

Now one of the senior members of a development team which is made up of several 17-year-old scholars, Cundle admits the second-half of Friday afternoon’s victory over the Irons, a side playing in the division above Wolves, was a tough test as the under-23s were able to hang on for the group stage win, having come just days after the same players earned a penalty shootout victory over Wigan’s first-team, but the midfielder was impressed with his young teammates.

On victory in the PL Cup

“The second-half was tough, it was really tough, but the lads dug deep. In the first-half, I thought we played some good stuff, our combination play was quite good, and we should’ve got a second really.

“But as the game went on, especially the last half an hour, we struggled to get out and they had more of the ball.

“But for a young team, I thought we did really well.”

On digging out a win

“I thought we had a tough game a few days ago [against Wigan], and I thought that came to show really in the last half hour.

“I thought, in myself, I felt really tired and just did well to get through the game.”

On being part of a newly-formed squad

“I think we’ve done well so far, but we’ve only been together for a couple of weeks, probably not even that.

“So, it’s going to take a few more weeks to learn about each other and know what each player can and can’t do.”

#WolvesAcademy
23's captain Cundle on PL Cup victory against West Ham

On taking the captain’s armband

“I’m one of the oldest lads out there, so I take that responsibility and do what I can.”

On building on Wigan success

“Our confidence is really high after that result. We went there and we knew it was going to be a tough game, but we got the result we wanted in the end.

“I think that’s only a good thing for all of us.”