Latest Wolves news from BirminghamLive includes Alex Dicken's analysis of the victory over Leeds United in the cup.
But the way this whole saga has unfolded leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. It is understood that a strongly worded email was sent to the Mexican Football Federation as it was all unfolding on social media. While strikerless Wolves struggled to find the net once again last night, Raul Jimenez sat on Mexico’s bench for their pre-World Cup friendly with Iraq. They are having lots of meetings with various departments so we will continue to talk until the Arsenal game this week.” Clean sheets is Lopetegui’s best chance of getting Wolves out of the mess they find themselves in. That is doable for this Wolves side, which isn’t lacking in quality, but it won’t be doable by outscoring opponents. They came in and had a chat. Fran Garagarza, the former Eibar sporting director who Lopetegui is bringing with him, was making acquaintances. [Lopetegui’s](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/julen-lopetegui) first competitive match in charge will come in the Carabao Cup. There have been very few success stories this season but the signing of 21-year-old Malian midfielder Traore is most certainly one. Wolves have managed only two wins in their opening 14 Premier League fixtures. It looks an increasingly shrewd piece of business by the day.