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Wolves striker calls for improvement as team seeks to end winless run

Jorgen Strand Larsen has expressed his frustration at Wolves throwing away their lead against Crystal Palace.

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The striker's mistake led to Palace's opening goal but Larsen's equaliser and Joao Gomes' striker handed the hosts the lead.

Without a win in 10 games this season, the summer signing was disappointed as Wolves' lead slipped and they drew 2-2.

“It was back and forwards, and I think we are the better team, but in the end, we can’t keep the lead and it really hurts to be standing here with only one point," Larsen said.

“It's really frustrating. I think we all deserve more, especially the fans showing up. We had an error in the first goal, a misunderstanding between me and Sa, and then we come back, we bounce back, and we concede again.

“But it’s the fans who I feel most sorry for, to be honest – it was an amazing atmosphere in the stadium. There were some good positives, but it's not enough.”

Supporters vented their frustrations inside Molineux - a reaction Larsen can 'understand'.

He added: “Of course, every team wants to win. I think we also showed at times that we deserved more points, and I think also, before the error that leads to Palace’s first goal, I think we were the better team.

Wolves v Palace (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Wolves v Palace (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

“I can understand the frustration, and I think the guys who played from the beginning and the guys who came in did very well.

“They shouldn't be frustrated about the guys coming off, but at the end, it was not good enough from all of us.”

Wolves now face Southampton at Molineux this weekend in a crunch relegation battle clash.

“I think we had the toughest start ever, we’ve played against some top, top teams, and the comeback last week against Brighton it gave us a good feeling," Larsen said.

“I think we should be standing here on three points, but as you say, we’ll keep on going and then hopefully we're going to win the next game.

“We will, of course, continue with that spirit. I think the manager does it well, the staff, they're really positive at taking out good bits from every game.

“We just have to keep on working on what's good and not good enough. The group is amazing, we have quality players, and we should have scored many more – and it will come.”