Steve Bull: Wolves talisman needs more help from team-mates

Matheus Cunha is absolutely flying at the moment.

Matheus Cunha celebrates his goal against Southampton. (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)placeholder image
Matheus Cunha celebrates his goal against Southampton. (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)

He is scoring goals from everywhere, getting assists and dragging this Wolves team through.

But it is not a one-man show. He needs some help from his team-mates and cannot be expected to do it all on his own.

More players need to chip in with creating and scoring goals, taking a leaf from Cunha's book.

Three points against Southampton was all that mattered in a nervy game against two teams fighting for their lives.

We won it with two moments of brilliance from Cunha in the assist and goal and this first win has been threatening to come for some time.

I think we need to play into space more and for the first goal Cunha goes on a great run and does just that, playing a lovely ball in behind for Pablo Sarabia to score.

The second goal was individual brilliance. He took up a good position to receive the ball and smashed it into the top corner. It was unbelievable and definitely deserved.

It doesn't matter if it's scruffy, that first win was all that mattered and it should give the players some confidence now.

I still believe Wolves should stick by Gary O'Neil and see what he can do in January.

He can only play with the cards he's been dealt and he's had plenty taken away from him with no replacements.

You can tell the players are fighting for the manager and the club. If they weren't it would be very obvious and that would be a problem!

Ruben Neves was in attendance at Molineux and he is such a class act. He left Wolves on good terms and he was great for us.

He loves Wolves and the fans were able to thank him for what he did. Sitting in the stands he seems to have given us a little bit of luck.

Between now and Christmas, Wolves play Fulham, Bournemouth, Everton, West Ham, Ipswich and Leicester and they are mouth-watering fixtures.

They will be hard-fought and Wolves will need to scrap it out, but they are good fixtures for O'Neil's side.

I've spoken to some of my mates and some fans that want O'Neil out and told them to be careful what they wish for.

In these next six games we will, more or less, know where we will finish in the league this season. It is make or break time!

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