Hugo Bueno's assessment of competition at Wolves and Premier League challenge
Wolves ace Huge Bueno paid tribute to former loan side Feyenoord for sharpening him ready to grasp his Molineux chance.
Left wing-back Bueno, 23, spent the entirety of last season with the Dutch outfit and clocked up 29 appearances, including nine in the Champions League, where his side reached the round of 16 stage.
It stood the Spaniard in good stead and he has made the position his own in a struggling side so far this term. Bueno will look to impress new head coach Rob Edwards and keep his place from Saturday's visit of Crystal Palace onwards.
"It was a massive year for me," Bueno said. "I always say thank you to Feyenoord because it was a brilliant year for me.
"I grew a lot as a player and as a person.
"Coming back here feeling more confident is a big part because of them, and also my work, it's a bit of both.
"I'm really grateful for that and hopefully I keep playing and keep helping the team."
Bueno has kept new £10million summer recruit David Moller Wolfe out of the side so far.
"I know that the best league in the world has the best players and the competition is really high," the Spaniard added.
"I knew the standard would be really high but I just try to focus on my work.
"Be my best version every day and the results will come."
Bueno's loan club Feyenoord finished third in the Eridivisie last term, 11 points off top spot.
The left-sided defender has started in eight of Wolves' 11 Premier League fixtures so far this term, only midfielder Joao Gomes has more starts with nine.
Bueno, a former Spain youth international who has one cap for the unaffiliated Galicia national side, has now clocked up 61 first-team appearances for Wolves after he was plucked from a regional lower-league CD Areosa as a teenager in 2019.
The wing-back said: "I'll help the team as much as I can and do my individual things to help the team."
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