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da bet7： During Romain Saiss’ last competitive start for Wolves in April, he looked like a player who couldn’t live with the pace of the Premier League.
Against a determined Southampton team who caused all sorts of problems through Nathan Redmond, the Moroccan struggled.
For the Saints’ first goal he was caught out at the near post by the winger and then left a gap between him and Willy Boly for Saints’ second of the afternoon.
The Midlands outfit would go on to lose 3-1 and Saiss wouldn’t play again for the rest of the season.
It was an understandable decision given his performance on that day.
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However, the 29-year-old has since bounced back and played a leading role in Morocco’s first game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday night.
Their opposition may only have been Namibia but it still took them 89 minutes to break them down.
Key to their success was Saiss, who playing as a centre half restricted them to just three shots all game as he kept a clean sheet alongside former Juventus man Medhi Benatia.
It was a display that arguably showed he deserves another chance next season.
Wolves have been linked with Mouctar Diakhaby and Kalvin Phillips this summer, two players who could take up his role in the side if they joined given they can play in defence and midfield.
Yet this was an impressive showing that should have sent a strong message to Nuno Santo.
Saiss’ passing was incredibly accurate but he was also colossal in defence, winning five aerial duels and also making four clearances.
He was incredibly disciplined, something that will no doubt please Nuno who witnessed some sloppy errors from the defender in that game at St Mary’s over two months ago.
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In completing two tackles and making a further two interceptions, he helped to contain what was a lively right-hand side for Namibia as Petrus Shitembi, their winger on that flank, completed five dribbles.
On only one occasion was the 6 ft 3 Wolves man dribbled past in the game, but his overall contribution to the side meant that didn’t matter.
If Wolves are searching for greater depth whilst the transfer market is open, the sensible thing to do might be to monitor Saiss before making an investment in a potential replacement.