It was pleasing to see Hee-Chan Hwang continue his fine form by scoring Wolves' equaliser against Newcastle on Saturday, particularly after conceding an unfortunate penalty. His turnaround in fortunes at Molineux has been extraordinary.
Hwang has now scored in his last six Premier League appearances in front of his home supporters, including all five this season. Not even his old Salzburg team-mate Erling Haaland has managed that. Only Mohamed Salah has outscored him at home.
Remarkably, Hwang's total of six for the season, home and away, is as many as any Wolves player managed to register throughout the entire campaign in any of the previous three seasons. Yet, he did not always have such a positive relationship with the fans.
Shamefully, Hwang was booed onto the pitch against Southampton by a section of the support early last season. He had given the ball away for Newcastle's late equaliser at Molineux in the previous game and was in the midst of a 30-game scoreless run.
His time at Wolves looked likely to end in frustration, just as it had at Leipzig, where his opportunities dried up. Speaking to Hwang inside the dressing room at Molineux soon after his arrival, he said of that spell in Germany: "It caused my spirits to go down a bit."
Yet, this journey has been different. Confidence that had been somewhat restored under Julen Lopetegui is now palpable since forcing his way back into Gary O'Neil's starting line-up. The fans are chanting his name with gusto. Hwang is playing with brio.
The sharp turn that he executed on Saturday, leaving Dan Burn on the deck, could not and would not have been attempted when belief was low. There is a tendency to dismiss talent as fixed - this player is a six out of 10, that one is a seven -
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