At the end of an ultimately successful week Wolves manager Bruno Lage was tired. So tired he mentioned it multiple times.
Tired, having spent hours trying to work on different plans to counteract a Southampton side capable of playing numerous formations. Tired, having spent hours trying to devise a solution to his lack of a left-sided central defender.
At a time when countless fringe and young players have been left wondering what is the point of their existence as they are overlooked even when their clubs’ squads are being stretched, Lage’s approach should have been noted well beyond Wolves.